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Europe is beating inflation. Why can’t America declare victory?: Inflation may have tumbled from multi-decade highs on both sides of the Atlantic ...
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Europe is beating inflation. Why can’t America declare victory?
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Bundesbank President Nagel: "Could see first rate cut for euro zone in June": The inflation rate has fallen significantly in recent months. If the ECB announces ...
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Bundesbank President Nagel:
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KSBL writes a loss of 25 million francs for the 2023 financial year: After a profit of 2.5 million francs in 2022, the Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL) slipped ...
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KSBL writes a loss of 25 million francs for the 2023 financial year
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Foreigners worried about a letter revoking their residency rights; Swiss salaries are higher but ...
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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ECB should not only target inflation - France's Macron: The European Central Bank should no longer focus solely on keeping inflation under control ...
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ECB should not only target inflation - France's Macron
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Drug pricing: Swiss expert calls for more transparency: As more multi-million-dollar drugs come on the market, there are growing calls for transparency on drug ...
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Drug pricing: Swiss expert calls for more transparency
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Real wages are falling in Switzerland for the third time in a row - but there is one big exception - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Real wages are falling in Switzerland for the third time in a row - but ...
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More and more bankruptcies - also in the region: The reasons for the increasing number of company bankruptcies in the canton of St. Gallen are still the ...
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More and more bankruptcies - also in the region
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Also in Grenchen: This is how an economist saw the watch crisis coming: In the Grenchner watch industry around 1960, everything seemed to be going smoothly ...
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Also in Grenchen: This is how an economist saw the watch crisis coming
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Here's how Gen Z should build their retirement portfolio: Life expectancy is increasing rapidly. That doesn't make a fifty-year pension unlikely - for Gen Z.
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Here's how Gen Z should build their retirement portfolio
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Why is May 1st not a public holiday everywhere in Switzerland?: International Workers' Day is commemorated on May 1st. But only parts of Switzerland ...
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Why is May 1st not a public holiday everywhere in Switzerland?
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Electric car range: This is how far you can go with your electric car: Electric cars can cover ever greater distances. Our tool shows how far your desired model ...
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Electric car range: This is how far you can go with your electric car
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How to research your Swiss ancestry: If you are a descendant of a Switzerland-born person and would like to find out more about them, there are ways to do that.
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How to research your Swiss ancestry
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The five most beautiful Swiss villages to discover by boat: Switzerland has beautiful villages and lakes which makes it a perfect country to discover and admire ...
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The five most beautiful Swiss villages to discover by boat
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Rebellious Basel climate senior: she blames men for climate change: To understand what drives Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti, you can't help but discuss climate ...
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Rebellious Basel climate senior: she blames men for climate change
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Sting, Deep Purple return to Montreux Jazz Festival: Deep Purple, Sting and Lenny Kravitz will return for this year's Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland ...
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Sting, Deep Purple return to Montreux Jazz Festival
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Basel Forest Festival: Christ & Gantenbein arrange 250 potted plants: Have you been missing the forest in downtown Basel? Fortunately, there are star architects ...
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Basel Forest Festival: Christ & Gantenbein arrange 250 potted plants
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St. Alban-Vorstadt bollard: Basel student calls for reading: A steel element now stands in place of the bollard in St. Alban-Vorstadt, which has been knocked ...
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St. Alban-Vorstadt bollard: Basel student calls for reading
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Marcel Hirscher makes a comeback: ski star Didier Cuche ranks: The former downhill dominator (49) says that Marcel Hirscher's return to the Ski World Cup after a ...
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Marcel Hirscher makes a comeback: ski star Didier Cuche ranks
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday: Switzerland examines the feasibility of a four-day workweek; you can become 'swiss' at a ...
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
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Fresh snow in April - unusual? That's what Jörg Kachelmann says: Climate change doesn't mean it's always warm now, writes Jörg Kachelmann and explains why the ...
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Fresh snow in April - unusual? That's what Jörg Kachelmann says
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Animal cruelty in Basel: Securitas employee beats dog: A photo shows a Securitas employee hitting his service dog on the muzzle. An animal protection ...
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Animal cruelty in Basel: Securitas employee beats dog
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau: Prices have been rising faster than expected for the past three months. What’s going on?
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau
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Google Maps – a Swiss story - SWI swissinfo.ch: Few people know that behind Google Maps lies a Swiss entrepreneur’s intuition as well as the Alpine nation’s long ...
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Google Maps – a Swiss story - SWI swissinfo.ch
Quick Glance: Google restructuring operations and relocating roles to 'hubs' to fund AI investments
  • Google is implementing staff layoffs and transferring certain roles to 'hubs' to secure funds for artificial intelligence investments.

  • The finance and real estate teams are being affected by the downsizing, with some roles being moved overseas.

  • Through the consolidation of finance teams in Bangalore, Mexico City, Dublin, Chicago, and Atlanta, Google aims to enhance efficiency and operate around the clock.

  • The restructuring is driven by the substantial shift towards artificial intelligence in the tech industry, prompting Google to allocate more resources to this domain.
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Six big differences between Zurich and Geneva: Only 276 kilometres lie between Switzerland’s two largest cities, but distance is not the only thing that ...
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Six big differences between Zurich and Geneva
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Why joining a club in Switzerland offers a fast track to integration: The Swiss are a nation of joiners, and you are missing a trick as a resident if you don’t ...
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Why joining a club in Switzerland offers a fast track to integration
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BNP Paribas’s Fixed Income Traders Trail for Fourth Straight Quarter: BNP Paribas SA posted better-than-expected profit for the first quarter as provisions for ...
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BNP Paribas’s Fixed Income Traders Trail for Fourth Straight Quarter
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UNRWA report: civil society wants to cut funding for good: Although the independent report partially exonerates the Palestinian relief organization ...
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UNRWA report: civil society wants to cut funding for good
Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims
  • An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.

  • The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.

  • The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.

  • Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.
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West is best? How we stack up against Australia: Running a quick stock take on the NZ and Aussie economies, Australia comes out on top.
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West is best? How we stack up against Australia
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F/A-18 fighter jets intercept private jet in airspace over Laufen BL: On Friday, air traffic control was unable to establish radio contact with a private ...
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F/A-18 fighter jets intercept private jet in airspace over Laufen BL
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When can I start counting my residency in Switzerland towards citizenship?: The path towards a Swiss passport is generally long, but some applicants face a ...
thelocal.ch/20240422/when-can-i-start-counting-my-residency-in-switzerland-towards-citizenship
When can I start counting my residency in Switzerland towards citizenship?
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Mass-full-Rimoldi provokes with right-wing radical Putin fans: A demo announced for Saturday shows how much Mass-voll has maneuvered itself into the right wing ...
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Mass-full-Rimoldi provokes with right-wing radical Putin fans
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Restaurants in Zurich - call for entries: Wanted: Restaurants where time has stood still
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Restaurants in Zurich - call for entries: Wanted: Restaurants where time ...
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SF sales down 28% from 2019. What sectors and areas were hit hardest?: This map and table breaks down trend in S.F. sales tax revenue for the past five years
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SF sales down 28% from 2019. What sectors and areas were hit hardest?
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Sperm donation: More than half already go to female couples: Since July 2022, homosexual couples have also had access to reproductive medicine ...
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Sperm donation: More than half already go to female couples
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Eurozone economy grows surprisingly strongly: The Purchasing Managers' Index rose by 1.1 points to 51.4, the highest level in eleven months ...
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Eurozone economy grows surprisingly strongly
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Cash: Germans' assets at record value - Daily money is also popular: The Germans have more money in their pockets again. The reason for this is higher interest ...
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Cash: Germans' assets at record value - Daily money is also popular
Quick Glance: Record: Germans Hold 7716 Billion Euros in Wealth
  • German private individuals hold a net wealth of 7716 billion euros.

  • Stocks and investment funds saw significant gains in the last quarter.

  • Cash and bank deposits remain the largest component of wealth.

  • Household net wealth increases by 244 billion euros to 5560 billion euros.
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Europe Defense Latest: France’s Macron Struggles to Deliver Vision: Emmanuel Macron wants to set the stage for more robust European defense and drive support for ...
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Europe Defense Latest: France’s Macron Struggles to Deliver Vision
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European Parliament calls on Austria to pressure Raiffeisen bank to leave Russia: "Instead of repeated statements about intentions to reduce and sell their ...
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European Parliament calls on Austria to pressure Raiffeisen bank to leave ...
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RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’: A top forecaster issued a dire interest rate warning, predicting that the Reserve Bank will be forced to hike three ...
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RBA to ‘increase interest rates three times’
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Fears about stagflation are mounting in the US. It’s every central banker’s worst nightmare
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Fears about stagflation are mounting in the US. It’s every central ...
Quick Glance: Rising Key Fed Inflation Measure in March
  • In March, inflation remained strong, with an important indicator closely monitored by the Federal Reserve indicating elevated price pressures.

  • The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy increased 2.8% from a year ago in March, above expectations.

  • Both the all-items PCE price gauge and the core index increased by 2.7%, higher than estimates, leading to a positive market reaction.

  • Markets reacted mildly to the data, with Wall Street set to open higher, while Treasury yields fell and the probability of rate cuts increased slightly.
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Tips for finding an apprenticeship: Which vocational training makes sense?: More than half of the apprenticeships have already been filled. What have the young ...
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Tips for finding an apprenticeship: Which vocational training makes sense?
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Jörg Kachelmann: "Perceived temperatures" are useless: The "perceived temperature" has established itself as a measure, but it says nothing at all ...
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Jörg Kachelmann: