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- Swiss drug maker Novartis says 2Q net profit up 19 pct to $2.44 billion
- UN food safety meeting sets limit amount of melamine in food and feed
- WTO rules government aid for Airbus in its duel with Boeing was illegal, in complicated ruling
- Airbus calls for trade talks in US-EU plane fight as WTO ruling on loans looms
- Swatch founder Hayek dead at 82
- Central bank organization warns economic shocks risk replay of 2008-2009 financial crises
- USF1 team fined, barred from competition for not racing in 2010 Formula 1 season
- Top Iran human rights official expects trial soon for 3 detained Americans
- UN health agency: 93 million global blood donations a year, more needed in poor countries
- Engineering group ABB makes $1.25 billion offer for British power supply maker Chloride
- WHO chief rejects claim that swine flu decision was influenced by advisers’ drug company links
- US nuclear negotiator hopes ‘New START’ with Russia can spur global disarmament action
- Novartis drops plan to market ovarian cancer drug after disappointing trial results
- Red Cross says first aid courses for Taliban are part of its humanitarian mandate
- Singapore, Hong Kong overtake the US in economic competitiveness, Swiss study says
- Governments pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads, mull higher booze taxes to stem drinking
- Expert panel examining WHO’s swine flu handling to review confidential contracts with industry
- Staffing company Adecco posts 1Q net profit of $73.5 million
- Insurer Zurich Financial reports 76 percent rise in 1st quarter profit despite high payouts
- Swisscom posts 22 percent fall in 1st quarter net profit on provisions for Fastweb tax case
- Cornell University licenses industry group to market 2 new patented apple varieties
- Swiss bank UBS reports 2.2 bln franc net profit in first quarter; best result in 3 years
- Credit Suisse shareholders approve executive bonuses, bank names new finance chief
- Credit Suisse names new finance chief ahead of shareholders meeting
- UBS survey finds Swiss consumer confidence jumped in March to highest level since mid-2008
- Novartis says EU has approved best-selling hypertension drug Diovan for children
- Credit Suisse reports 1Q net profit of $1.93 bln; says well-placed to meet new rules
- Credit Suisse reports 1Q net profit of $1.93 billion; says well-placed to meet new rules
- Nestle Q1 sales rise 4.4 percent to $24.6 billion on strong growth in emerging economies
- Credit Suisse reports 1Q net profit of $1.93 billion; strong inflow of new deposits
- Airlines lost $1.7 bn to closed skies: IATA
- Swiss drug maker Novartis says 1Q net profit up 49 pct to $2.95B as flu vaccine boosts sales
- Swiss drug maker Novartis says 1Q net profit up 49 percent to $2.95 billion
- Airlines group says industry losing at least $200 million a day from volcano disruptions
- Swiss drugmaker Roche reports 6 percent rise in first quarter sales to $11.6 billion
- UBS defends bonuses; shareholders say no to absolving former execs for losses and tax fiasco
- UBS defends bonuses, proposal to absolve former executives for losses and tax fiasco
- Pakistan humanitarian work in ‘jeopardy’: UN
- Swiss bank UBS expects pretax profit of at least 2.5 billion francs for first quarter
- WTO sees 9.5 percent growth in merchandise trade this year, after record shrinkage in 2009
- Swiss antitrust regulators investigate subsidiary of Japanese camera maker Nikon Corp.
- APNewsBreak: Officials say WTO rules against EU aid to Airbus, but company claims victory
- APNewsBreak: Officials say WTO rules against EU aid to Airbus, in trade victory for Boeing, US
- World airlines rebound on Asian and Latin American demand, halve 2010 losses forecast to $2.8B
- Report: NKorea to replace top diplomat in Geneva, purported manager of secret fund overseas
- Brazil announces trade sanctions on US goods like cars, fruit because of US cotton subsidies
- Swiss voters reject proposal to appoint special lawyers for abused animals
- WHO official says Korean cooperation is boosting medical services in the north
- Swiss cement maker Holcim posts fourth-quarter net profit of $251 million
- Staffing company Adecco posts 4th quarter profit of $57 million
- Saab’s near-death experience left just 500 cars on sale in US as it revs up production
- Nissan premiers compact car Micra in Geneva, to be rolled out from India
- Switzerland records second straight quarter of economic expansion in last 3 months of 2009
- Audi’s racy A1 steals VW show ahead of Geneva expo, potential rival to Mini
- For Toyota, new models won’t be enough at Geneva Auto Show after quality problems
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- Nestle reports $9.55 billion full-year net profit with sales of nearly $100 billion
- Credit Suisse reports $6.3 bn profit in 2009
- Credit Suisse makes $746 million net profit, missing expectations due to one-off charges
- Palestinians petition UN to stop construction of museum on Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem
- US hopes UN debate on human rights in Iran will note Tehran’s abuses of prisoners, protesters
- Swiss bank UBS reports Q4 net profit of $1.12 billion, beating expectations
- Swatch posts $714 mn dollar profit
- Austria’s Olympic rivals wonder if Alpine skiing’s Wunderteam can live up to past glories
- China hauls EU to the World Trade Organization in dispute over duties on Chinese shoes
- Roche full-year net profit down 22 percent to 8.5 bln Swiss francs on Genentech takeover costs
- Airlines group says 2009 worst year for passenger demand, setting industry back 2½ years
- US calls on Pakistan to stop blocking talks to end production of nuclear weapons material
- Swiss drug maker Novartis says Q4 net profit up 54 pct to $2.32 billion; names new CEO
- AP Interview: WTO chief sees US-China trade friction rising, but says trade war won’t happen
- WTO establishes panel to rule on whether US tariffs on Chinese tires are legal
- Lindt & Sprungli reports increased chocolate sales
- Swiss Reinsurance transfers some US life insurance business to Buffett’s Berkshire for $1.27B
- Shares in insurer Swiss Life up on reports Allianz is preparing a takeover bid
- Minority shareholders seek better price in Novartis’ takeover of eye-care products maker Alcon
- WTO panel will be set up next week to examine legality of US tariffs on Chinese tires
- WTO upholds that China unfairly blocking US music, films; US fights China over raw materials
- EU, Latin America proclaim end to `banana war’
- European, Latin American countries reach deal to end decade-old banana tariff dispute
- Airlines to lose $5.6 billion in 2010, on top of $49 billion losses since 2000
- Watch maker Tag Heuer says it continues sponsoring Tiger Woods
- Swiss authorities stop pioneering geothermal project to avoid more earthquakes
- Solar plane pioneer says first short flight with round-the-world prototype successful
- Calendar of major business events scheduled for Thursday
- Doha trade round hangs in balance as WTO wind up talks
- Trade round hangs in balance as ministers wind up WTO talks
- World trade ministers meet as economy starts recovery
- At WTO, Chinese minister rejects that yuan is artificially low, points finger at US
- Swiss overwhelmingly approve ban on mosque minarets in surprise vote; Muslims outraged
- Projection: Swiss vote to ban new minarets labeled as symbol of aggressive Islam
- Geneva police disperse car-burning protesters with tear gas before major trade meeting
- Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month
- Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week
- Manmohan arrives in Geneva on way to US
- Big Bang machine getting ready for a restart after more than a year of repairs
