Tag: Switzerland

Credit Suisse Group helped American customers hide as much as $10 billion in assets from the Internal Revenue Service, more than double the amount previously known, according to a U.S. Senate committee. (AP/Gaetan Bally)

Credit Suisse helped clients hide billions, Senate says

Bloomberg News · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Shawn White, director of external operations for Keynote Systems, is shown in the data storage room at Keynote headquarters in San Mateo, Calif., in July 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Switzerland shifting from bankers to bunkers in data push

Bloomberg News · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Germany: handle Swiss immigration vote cautiously

Washington Examiner · February 18, 2014 11:50 am

U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a news conference after finishing the second round of negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

National Security

Syria peace talks in doubt after 6th day in Geneva

Associated Press, John Heilprin · February 15, 2014 2:10 pm

Swiss govt tightens tech security over NSA spying

Washington Examiner · February 5, 2014 12:22 pm

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Davos finds inequality its business as political backlash seen

Bloomberg News · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Jamie Dimon was right. Speaking at a televised session during the World Economic Forum in Davos last year, the JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer predicted that the condemnation of bankers was far from over. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jamie Dimon avoiding Davos limelight as record fines impede bank trust

Bloomberg News · January 21, 2014 5:00 am

Kerry to attend conference on Syria in Switzerland

Washington Examiner · January 15, 2014 4:47 pm

FILE -In this April 30, 2013 file picture a Christie's employee displays the largest colour flawless diamond, weighing 101.73 carats, during a preview at Christie's auction house in Geneva, Switzerland,. The largest pear-shaped colour flawless diamond is expected to reach US $ 30 million and it will be the hightlight at the Christie's auction on Wednesday May 15 , 2013 in Geneva. (AP Photo/keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi,File)

Geneva auction sells huge diamond for $26.7M

John Heilprin · May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Police patrol in the village of Daillon after a shooting, in Switzerland, early Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. A man shot and killed three people and wounded another two in a Swiss village, and was then arrested by officers who shot and injured him, police said Thursday. Police in the southern canton (state) of Valais said they were alerted to the shooting in the village of Daillon just before 9 p.m. (20:00GMT) Wednesday. Three of the victims died at the scene and the two injured people were taken to hospitals. A police statement early Thursday gave no detail on their injuries. (AP Photos/Keystone, Olivier Maire)

Swiss gunman kills 3 people, had troubled history

John Heilprin · January 3, 2013 5:00 am