Swiss regulator FINMA on Thursday defended its decision to instruct Credit Suisse to write down its AT1 bonds — a controversial part of the lender's emergency sale to UBS.
Switzerland has approved plans to legalize the sale and consumption of cannabis in Zurich in a trial designed to assess the economic and social benefits of regulating the drug.
The latest report from the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides world leaders with a gold-standard summation of modern climate science.
The euro pushed higher against the U.S. dollar following comments from the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde that inflation is "still high."
The demise of banking giant Credit Suisse sent shock waves through financial markets and appears to have dealt a blow to Switzerland's reputation for stability.
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for six years in a row. Now it's planning a masterclass to teach people it's a skill — not a mindset.
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