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Return of the mega-merger as Lafarge and Holcim turn cement into profits

This content was published on Apr 9, 2014 Mega-mergers have a bad reputation. While they grab the headlines and always look fantastic when first presented, they frequently destroy value. DaimlerChrysler and TimeWarner are two particularly painful examples. So why would successful companies like Lafarge and Holcim be tempted? A recent report by Goldman Sachs gives a hint. They write: “M&A that drives an…

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Should new jets or neighbours defend Swiss skies?

This content was published on Apr 9, 2014 In the early hours of February 16 an Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane bound for Rome was hijacked. Seeking asylum in Switzerland, the co-pilot flew the plane further northwest. The airliner was intercepted by Italian Eurofighter jets, then handed over to the French Air Force before it landed at Geneva airport. The Swiss Air Force did…

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Site-specific farming makes food eco-friendly

This content was published on Apr 8, 2014 Researchers concluded the production phase has the largest impact on how environmentally-friendly food is. The entire value chain of bread, barley used as animal feed, potatoes, cheese and beef was assessed in the study carried out by the research institute Agroscope, for the Federal Office for Agriculture. It found that cheese and potatoes from Switzerland…

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Swiss start-ups get help with US market breakthrough

This content was published on Apr 8, 2014 For Carlos Ruiz, it all started with a tortilla – or, more specifically, the lack thereof in his adopted home city of Zurich. The native Mexican came to Switzerland to study political science and was working on a master’s degree when he realised he wanted to take his business idea – a tortilla and bread…

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Dark chocolate said to boost stress resistance

This content was published on Apr 7, 2014 Half a bar of dark chocolate with high cocoa content substantially reduces bodily reactions to acute psychological stress two hours after consumption, according to a statement published on Monday. The study, by a group of researchers led by Petra Wirtz from the psychology department of the University of Bern, measured stress hormones secreted in central…

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New high in inventors hoping for backing

This content was published on Apr 6, 2014 Licensing deals worth a total of CHF50 million ($56 million) were struck. Of the 45 countries present, 54% of the inventors were from Asia and the Middle East. They included Muhammad Muzammel Mokhtar of Malaysia, pictured, with his design of a chair that can become a single or double seater and is easy to pack…

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Taking a trip on the right side of the law

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Most EU benefit seekers are ‘working poor’

This content was published on Apr 4, 2014 According to a report by the House of Representatives control committee, published on Friday, more than half of the people from the European Union drawing social benefits in Switzerland were neither unemployed nor looking for work, but were the so-called “working poor” on low wages. Those working in the construction and hotel industries, in the…

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Democratic? The canton where voting is compulsory

This content was published on Apr 4, 2014 Canton Schaffhausen’s parliament voted on March 17 to double the penalty to CHF6 ($6.6). This may seem a small amount, but for the region’s proud authorities and residents, it has a symbolic value. It is a sunny spring morning as the train pulls into Schaffhausen station. We have already passed the Rhine Falls, Europe’s largest…

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