Swiss giant UBS beats expectations with $1.69 billion profit in first quarter

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 05:20 UTC

a story from CNBC › Top News

UBS on Wednesday beat bottom line expectations as the lender seeks to rein in steep share declines that have cost it the crown of continental Europe's largest bank amid sweeping U.S. tariffs.

Novartis posts better-than-expected first-quarter sales, raises full-year guidance

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 09:20 UTC

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Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis on Tuesday reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales and raised its full-year guidance.

Novartis posts better-than-expected first-quarter sales, raises full-year guidance

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 05:45 UTC

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Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis on Tuesday reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales and raised its full-year guidance.

80s TV heartthrob who could save the day with a Swiss Army knife and duct tape gets a haircut in Malibu...who is it?

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 20:55 UTC

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He found fame as the heartthrob who could save the day with a Swiss Army knife and some duct tape in a popular 80s television series.

The amazing way Swiss workers commute home from the office in the summer

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 11:35 UTC

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In many parts of the world, most people travel to work by car, bus or train - but what if you could avoid heavy traffic, cramped carriages and last-minute delays by simply floating down a river?

I was in the Swiss Guard... here is what it's REALLY like to be the Pope's bodyguard

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 00:10 UTC

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Mario Enzler, a Swiss citizen born and raised in a town in northern Italy just outside Milan, who served in the force under Pope John Paul II, tells what's like being the Pope's bodyguard.

Swiss franc surge sparks bets on return to negative interest rates

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 05:10 UTC

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Switzerland’s currency has soared as investors seek a haven from US President Donald Trump’s trade war

Who are the Swiss Guards watching over Pope Francis’s lying in state?

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 18:40 UTC

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They date back to the 16th century when mercenaries first served Pope Julius II and form the world’s smallest army

With their feathered helmets, ruffled collars and coloured, puffed-sleeve uniforms, t…

Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs – US politics live

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 10:35 UTC

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Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss president, says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which US plans to hold negotiations to reach deals over tariffs

Social security, the sacred cow of the US welfare syst…

Britain's biggest divorces: The largest settlements ever in UK courts include £554m awarded to Princess Haya in split from ruler of Dubai, to Kirsty Bertarelli's £400m payout from Swiss business tycoon

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 01:25 UTC

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'My mother always said don't marry for money - divorce for money,' goes a quote attributed to US comedian Wendy Liebman - and nowhere is that more true than in London.