Contest to scrap ‘too solemn’ Swiss anthem gets 200 entries
ZURICH (Reuters) - More than 200 budding Swiss songwriters have entered a public competition to come up with a new, more rousing national anthem, according to organizers who want to...
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Novartis says slimmer structure to boost profitability
By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG on Wednesday shed some light on how an overhaul of its business could boost profitability even in a "brutal" era for health...
China anti-graft watchdog visits Roche amid pharma crackdown
By Adam Jourdan and Caroline Copley SHANGHAI/ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG ROG.VX said it had been visited by a unit of China's anti-trust regulator, apart of a...
China anti-graft watchdog visits Roche amid pharma crackdown
By Adam Jourdan and Caroline Copley SHANGHAI/ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG ROG.VX said it had been visited by a unit of China's anti-trust regulator, apart of a...
Swiss voters reject world’s highest minimum wage, block fighter jets
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters on Sunday rejected proposals to introduce the world's highest minimum wage and spend $3.5 billion buying new Gripen fighter jets from Saab. About 76 percent...
Gene Signal in talks for a partner for eye disease drug
By Caroline Copley ZURICH (Reuters) - Gene Signal is in talks with potential partners to help develop its new treatment for a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, the...
Novartis and GSK trade assets as pharma industry reshapes
ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline agreed to trade more than $20 billion worth of assets on Tuesday to bolster their best businesses and exit weaker ones as the drug...
Holcim, Lafarge agree to merger to create cement giant
PARIS/ZURICH (Reuters) - Holcim of Switzerland unveiled a deal to buy France's Lafarge on Monday to create the world's biggest cement maker, with $44 billion of annual sales, and launch...
Mila sees big firms using web to outsource customer support
ZURICH (Reuters) - Mila, a Swiss peer-to-peer online marketplace for services ranging from IT support to furniture assembly, expects big European firms to turn to such platforms as a cheap...
Swiss, UK watchdogs step up scrutiny on forex traders
ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Swiss and British regulators stepped up their scrutiny of alleged manipulation of foreign exchange markets on Monday, as watchdogs take a closer look at whether banks have...