Severe storms lead to unprecedented $34 billion in US insured losses so far this year, Swiss Re says
Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an un...
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Stragglers pack up as Swiss village is evacuated under rockslide threat
Stragglers packed up belongings in cars, trucks and at least one pickup truck before a looming deadline to evacuate a vi...
Swiss lower house approves closer ties to Taiwan legislature
Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has voted to tighten ties with the legislature in Taiwan, a move that could furt...
Swiss lawmakers pick apart Credit Suisse woes ahead of deal
Switzerland’s parliament is opening a special session to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suis...
Swiss cut up to $66M in bonuses for top Credit Suisse execs
The Swiss government says it’s ordered cuts to the bonuses of top executives of Credit Suisse worth tens of millions com...
Swiss to end auto import tax exemption for electric cars
The Swiss government says it plans to impose an automobile import tax on electric cars, which so far have been exempted...
Swiss regulators defend rescue of Credit Suisse via UBS deal
The head of the Swiss financial regulator has defended the rescue of Credit Suisse through a controversial takeover by r...
Swiss prosecutors probe Credit Suisse ahead of UBS takeover
The Swiss attorney general’s office says it has opened a probe into the events surrounding embattled bank Credit Suisse,...
Credit Suisse takeover hits heart of Swiss banking, identity
Analysts say the UBS takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse has shaken Switzerland’s self-image and dented its reputa...
4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal
Four former bankers with the Swiss affiliate of a key Russian bank have been found guilty of failing to properly check a...
