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Prominent European far-right figure prevented from speaking at an event in Switzerland
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent European far-right figure was prevented from giving a speech at an event in Switzerland and thrown out of the region where it was taking place. Martin Sellner of the Identitarian Movement said in a video posted on social media network X that he had been...
On Holding: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ZURICH (AP) — ZURICH (AP) — On Holding AG (ONON) on Tuesday reported a loss of $30.3 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Zurich-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense, came to 6 cents per share. ...
Pritzker Prize goes to Japanese architect who values community in spaces both public and private
The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Japan’s Riken Yamamoto, who earns the field’s highest honor for what organizers called a long career focused on “multiplying opportunities for people to meet spontaneously, through precise, rational design strategies.” ...
Teen suspect in stabbing of Jewish man in Zurich expressed solidarity with Islamic State group
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity with the banned Islamic State group, and called himself a “soldier” in its self-described caliphate. Zurich...
Swiss teenager arrested on suspicion of stabbing an Orthodox Jewish man on a Zurich street
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing and critically wounding an Orthodox Jewish man on the streets of Zurich, Swiss police said Sunday. Zurich police said in a statement that they suspect antisemitism as the motive in the stabbing attack that...
French police hunt an assailant who attacked a man leaving a Paris synagogue
PARIS (AP) — French authorities were searching for an assailant who attacked a man leaving a synagogue in Paris, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Darmanin said late Saturday that the alleged attack on Friday evening targeting a man in his early 60s was “a new antisemitic...
A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's main Jewish organization on Monday denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. Regional police opened an investigation. The sign on Pischa Mountain above Davos, a town known for...
UBS: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ZURICH (AP) — ZURICH (AP) — UBS AG (UBS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $279 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Zurich, said it had a loss of 9 cents per share. The bank posted revenue of $18.8 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest...
ABB: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ZURICH (AP) — ZURICH (AP) — ABB Ltd. (ABBNY) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $921 million. On a per-share basis, the Zurich-based company said it had net income of 50 cents. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate...
Chubb: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ZURICH (AP) — ZURICH (AP) — Chubb Corp. (CB) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $3.3 billion. The Zurich-based company said it had net income of $8.03 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $8.30 per share. The results surpassed...
