Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Nestlé completes CHF20 billion share buyback programme

More Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche This content was published on Dec 24, 2024 Sophie Hediger, a member of the Swiss national snowboard cross team, has died in an avalanche in Arosa. She was 26 years old....

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Lab-grown cocoa is coming soon – from Switzerland  

Food Brewer aims to revolutionise cocoa and coffee production. Thomas Kern / Swissinfo.ch Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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L’Oréal acquires South Korean subsidiary of Migros’ cosmetics brand

The sale is expected to be finalised in the coming months, following regulatory approval. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Switzerland adopts further EU sanctions against Russia

The EU, and now Switzerland, adopted these latest measures in response to Russia's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Luxury resort on the Horizon? Sawiris opens shopping mall in Andermatt

Sawiris organised a village festival on Saturday afternoon to mark the opening of the new shopping mile. According to Andermatt Swiss Alps, around 1000 people attended. SRF Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Trump picks Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland

Gingrich is married to former Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swisscom receives greenlight for acquisition of Vodafone Italia

Swisscom has all approvals for the acquisition of Vodafone Italia Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Most Swiss companies consider sustainability in supplier selection

80 percent of companies choose sustainable suppliers Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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EU Commission president says Swiss-EU deal is ‘historic’ agreement

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Swiss President Viola Amherd at a joint press conference in Bern on December 20 to announce the political agreement. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Switzerland and EU reach deal on future bilateral relations

Negotiations between Switzerland and the EU on a future trading relationship have concluded, with all objectives achieved, it was announced on December 20. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Parliamentary inquiry on Credit Suisse collapse blames mismanagement

CS crisis: CEP points to shortcomings on the part of the federal authorities Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Zurich airport to test self-driving shuttle bus for employees

The Robobus to be used on the grounds of Zurich Airport will offer space for up to nine people. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss pharma giant Novartis to close biotech firm Morphosys

Novartis acquired Morphosys earlier this year for a total of €2.7 billion (CHF2.5 billion). Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss researchers find security flaws in AI models

The experiments by the EPFL researchers show that adaptive attacks can bypass security measures of AI models like GPT-4. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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Swiss parliament approves 2025 budget

Divisions between parliamentarians in the two chambers were especially strong on offsetting increases in army spending with reductions in foreign aid. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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A week of skiing in Switzerland will be more expensive in 2025

A week of skiing during the sports vacations in 2025 will be more expensive than in 2024, according to a new comparative study. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle...

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Swiss rail to run solely on renewable electricity from 2025

SBB trains will only run on electricity from renewable sources from 2025 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Weak European growth dampens Swiss economic expectations

KOF and federal economists lower expectations for the Swiss economy Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Electricity bills slashed to bailout struggling Swiss steelworks

The federal government should help the ailing Swiss steelworks Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss drugmaker Sandoz settles US anti-trust charges

Sandoz reaches further settlement in the USA Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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