Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss job prospects deteriorate further in early 2025

Employment prospects deteriorate further in early 2025 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss private bank Julius Bär cuts 400 jobs despite profit boost

Julius Baer increases profit and cuts 400 jobs Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Fear of trade war puts pressure on stock markets

Fear of trade war puts pressure on stock markets Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Trump tariffs ‘poison’ for Swiss manufacturing

Swissmem: Trump tariffs also affect the Swiss economy Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Coming Soon – Lost Cells, a New podcast series

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) Please sign up for the latest episode (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/lost-cells-be-the-first-to-know/87572170) SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/) is a public service media company based in Bern Switzerland.

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Snow Polo World Cup in St Moritz | #switzerland #polo

We went to the Snow Polo World Cup last weekend. Here’s what we found out about the sport ? --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel:...

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Argentina, China, Thailand, Kosovo: Switzerland pushes free trade at the WEF 

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US limits AI chip access, Switzerland bans international adoptions, TikTok’s ‘Paracetamol Challenge’

Here are three news stories from Switzerland you shouldn’t have missed this week.   --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel:...

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Swiss home supplies chain store Depot goes bust

Bankruptcy of Depot decoration stores in Switzerland Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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UBS boss rejects stricter capital requirements

UBS: Ermotti reiterates no to stricter capital requirements Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Nestlé Waters on trial in France over illegal waste dumps

Nestlé Waters on trial in France over illegal waste dumps Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Trafigura and ex-COO convicted of bribery by Swiss court

Trafigura trial: company fined, defendants jailed Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss cheese exports recorded second-best year in 2024

Swiss cheese reaches second-best export year in 2024 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Novartis forecasts profit gains despite copycat competition

Novartis says new therapies will drive growth Keystone / Georgios Kefalas Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Five ways health authorities hope to end medicine shortages

Pharmacists in Europe spend around 10 hours per week just looking for solutions to medicine shortages. Connect Images / Grant Squibb Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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Switzerland prohibits face coverings: what is the Swiss ‘burqa ban’? | Part 1

Stay tuned for part 2! --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe:...

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Switzerland caught in middle of US-China race for AI dominance

China's DeepSeek R1 model has set new standards on efficiency Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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How Swiss companies lobby in Brussels and at the WEF

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Between 2020-2024, EU commissioners and their staff met lobbyists more often in Davos than in Paris or Berlin. Keystone / Laurent Gillieron Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Discovering what has been living in the Swiss glaciers all these years

Melting glaciers caused by global warming release largely unknown bacteria and viruses into the environment. These microorganisms could help us tackle some major global problems, from plastic pollution to antibiotic resistance. A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) is looking for them for the first time in Swiss glaciers.  Read more about this story here:...

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Should the Swiss economy be forced to respect the limits of nature?

On February 9, the Swiss will vote on the "environmental responsibility" initiative. The text requires the economy to respect the planet's limits. ?? --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel:...

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