Who amongst the Pierpoint and Lumi cohort do we think is the least well-adjusted? I keep changing my mind. There’s Harper, perpetually sporting a chip on her shoulder the size of her home country—and willing to abandon all principles in service of it. There’s Yasmin, underestimated and adrift and always at the whims of rich...
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Swiss finance minister chides US, Europe over ‘time bomb’ debt levels
ZURICH (Reuters) – Debt levels in the United States and Europe are a risk for international financial stability and for Switzerland, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. In an interview with Swiss daily Blick, Keller-Sutter extolled Switzerland’s “disciplined” finances, which she said had enabled the country to deal...
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Swiss forecast higher budget deficits as military spending rises
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s budget deficit will likely rise over the next four years, the government said on Thursday, as it increases spending on military equipment and makes efforts to reduce carbon emissions. An expected annual deficit of 729 million Swiss francs ($856 million) in 2025 will rise to 2.54 billion francs by 2028 as...
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Switzerland moves towards cashless future with instant payments
The Swiss National Bank said the instant payments system was a ‘commitment to the future of cashless payments’ (FABRICE COFFRINI) Switzerland’s new instant payment system will bolster the future of cashless payments in the country, the Swiss central bank said Wednesday after the scheme went live. The Swiss National Bank said around 60 financial institutions...
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Shah Rukh Khan says he sleeps at ‘five in the morning’ and wakes up at 9am; eats only one meal, works out for only…
Actor Shah Rukh Khan has spoken about his lifestyle – how he goes to sleep at 5am but wakes up by 9 or 10am. Speaking with The Guardian, the actor shared that after he reaches home from work at 2am he works out before going to sleep. (Also Read | Shah Rukh Khan gives details...
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Down 75%, is Watches of Switzerland one of the FTSE 250’s best value stocks?
One of the worst performers in the FTSE 250 recently has been Watches of Switzerland Group (LSE: WOSG). Currently, the stock’s down about 75% from its highs (set in early 2022). Is it one of the best value stocks in the index today after this enormous decline? Let’s discuss. The watch market is struggling I...
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Latest entertainment News, Live Updates Today August 9, 2024: Shah Rukh Khan leaves for Switzerland, to receive career achievement award at Locarno Film Festival
Live Welcome to the live updates platform for Hindustan Times. Follow the major news updates, headlines and breaking news stories from the world of entertainment right here. See the latest developments in Bollywood, Hollywood and track the big news stories of the day for August 9, 2024. Latest entertainment news on August 9, 2024: Shah...
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Nokia and Swisscom to deploy drone service across Switzerland
By Olivier Sorgho (Reuters) – Nokia has partnered up with Swisscom to deploy a drones network across Switzerland to improve emergency responses and infrastructure inspection, they said in a joint statement on Thursday. The Finnish telecom gear maker will supply 300 un-manned vehicles that mobile provider Swisscom will operate through a drones-as-a-service (DaaS) network across...
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Man’s pics in front of same glacier 15 years apart show devastating impact of climate change
Glaciers worldwide are rapidly melting due to climate change. Rising global temperatures fuel the shrinking of these colossal ice formations. A man shared two pictures that show such changes in Switzerland’s Rhone Glacier. His post sadly captures the glacier’s devastating state. The image shows a picture a man took in front of Rhone Glacier in...
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SocGen to sell UK, Swiss private bank units for about $1 billion
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Societe Generale has agreed to sell its British and Swiss private banking units to Switzerland’s Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) for 900 million euros ($984 million) the French bank said on Monday as it speeds up its asset sale program. SocGen said the divisions being sold – SG...
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CEO under fire for lavish lifestyle: first-class flights, $20,000 home office remodel, Swiss chalet
The CEO of a leading US-based non-profit is under fire following an explosive report on her lavish spendings from the organization’s accounts in order to fuel her first-class travels and even remodel her home office. Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO advocacy group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), said she takes her top...
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Swiss stock exchange suffers hours-long outage after data glitch
By Harry Robertson and Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -Switzerland’s SIX stock exchange experienced one of its worst outages in recent years on Wednesday, after a technical glitch halted trading twice across equities, bonds and funds for hours. By mid-afternoon in Europe, SIX said the issue had been resolved and stock trading resumed at around 1230...