A day at the fair
Source: SwissInfo
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-11 04:16:06 -0700 | business-news
Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB has jolted the markets for a second time in five years by separating with a chief executive under unclear circumstances. Joe Hogan said on Friday he would step down when a successor could be found. ...
Oil loses ground on high supply...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Zug :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-10 19:34:29 -0700 | business-news
Crude futures on both sides of the Atlantic lost ground yesterday as rising fuel supplies and a stronger dollar put oil under pressure. The dollar hit a 4-1/2 year high against the yen, making commodities more expensive for holders of...
350 Lamborghinis And Blancpain Watches Celebrate 50 Years Of The Raging Bull
Source: Forbes
Lausanne :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-10 07:33:46 -0700 | business-news
The statistics behind a road celebration of this magnitude are mind-boggling: 190,000 total horsepower driving on over 1,000 Pirelli tires forming a convoy four kilometers long embarked on a giro (the Italian term for a road tour of cars or...
ABB Chief Hogan to stand down for private reasons
Source: The Economic Times
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-10 03:39:08 -0700 | business-news
ABB Chief Executive Joe Hogan is to leave the company for private reasons, the company said on Friday, adding that the CEO's departure date has not yet been decided, and that a successor will be named in due course. Hogan...
Mind-Bending 'Inception' Maps Show Manhattan Like You Haven't Seen It Before
Source: BusinessInsider
Berg :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-09 15:49:31 -0700 | business-news
D maps of Manhattan, which look like a scene out of "Inception" (via Curbed NY ). Called " Here & There ," the horizon-less maps make it appear as if the city is curling up and over you. One view...
Developing Resilience to Financial Shocks
Source: Inter Press Service
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-09 06:56:53 -0700 | business-news
Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi writes that we need a better understanding of countries' vulnerability to financial shocks in order to develop economic resilience. The sharp decline in developed countries' demand for exports from the developing world also threatens global economic...
SISM Research Sets Twelve-Month Share Price Target At $23.11 For Octagon 88 Resources Using The NAV ...
Source: The Motley Fool
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 22:45:05 -0700 | business-news
Bluesky and Elkton Formations, which showed excellent cap rocks for heavy conventional oil resources and primary production capability. The quality of the oil is much better than expected and well in the range of primary recovery means that an oil...
Rupee among MOST TRADED currencies in the world
Source: India Abroad
Lausanne :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 19:02:29 -0700 | business-news
An employee handles 100 Swiss franc notes in the Canton of Vaud Bank near Lausanne, Switzerland...Image: Canadian 100 dollar bills made of polymer are placed in glasses of juice, cola and water in Toronto. Plastic notes, nearly impervious to liquids,...
Taxes: Paying Less Now May Cost You More Later
Source: Forbes
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 06:52:13 -0700 | business-news
Using my experience to help save business owners a headache or two...I've heard it used with issues as diverse as gun control and pet care. As trite as this adage may sound, it remains good advice for business owners...The Wall...
Spain refuses to hand over ex-HSBC worker
Source: Miami Herald
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 11:27:12 -0700 | business-news
Switzerland, where he faces charges of stealing and revealing client information.
UBS overhaul ups pressure on private banking head
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 04:43:18 -0700 | business-news
The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at the bank's headquarters in Zurich April 30, 2013. In a 16th century Swiss castle in March the boss of UBS challenged the head of its private bank to explain his plans...
Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Radical fixes needed to make the euro work
Source: MarketWatch
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 02:45:44 -0700 | business-news
If you're ever tempted to think the euro zone has turned the corner and is on the right track, go have a chat with Warren Mosler and he'll set you straight. The former hedge-fund manager and an original proponent of...
Motorists could save up to €1,300 by shopping around for insurance
Source: Independent
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-08 00:48:28 -0700 | business-news
A new survey by the National Consumer Agency shows that insurance prices for men and women are now equal after the European Union banned price discrimination but premiums still vary enormously with different insurers. And with one in four drivers...
Holcim Philippines gets nod from Zurich to build 2.5M MT cement factory
Source: GMA News
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-09 18:22:11 -0700 | business-news
The new factory will have a boilerplate capacity of 2.5 million tons a year and is expected to be on stream by 2016., CEO Ed Sahagun told reporters in a briefing. The timing of the construction of new plant is...
Credit Suisse names UK banker vice chair of EMEA investment banking
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-07 16:00:47 -0700 | business-news
A man uses his cell phone as he walks past a branch of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Zurich, January 31, 2012. UK investment banking team. "Since joining Credit Suisse in 2007, Sebastian has successfully led our UK banking business,...
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