Federer's wonder lob downs Karlovic
<p>Swiss great Roger Federer conjured a wonder lob over Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic Friday to reach the Australian Open fourth round and stay on course for his first major title in two years.</p>
Novartis cuts 2,000 US jobs after patent loss
<p>Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has again drastically reduced its workforce in the United States to deal with the expiry of an important patent and its failure to get traction on other drugs,<br /> the firm said on Friday.</p>
Swiss designer wants $11 million for red-and-gold 'dream' car
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">A gold and ruby-encrusted <span lang="EN-US">Mercedes SLR McLaren, the pride and joy of Swiss entrepreneur Ueli Anliker, is soon to be up for grabs for anyone willing to meet the sizzling </span><span lang="EN-US">sale price of 10 million francs ($11 million).</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></strong></p>
Swiss teacher fired over 'funny' Auschwitz pic
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Swiss teacher Bernard Junod has been sacked from his job after posing at the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp with a bag of ‘Nasi Goreng’ </span><span lang="EN-GB">fried rice </span><span lang="EN-GB">in his hand.</span></p>
Novartis staff on strike over job cuts
<p>Employees working at the Nyon-Prangins site of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis went on strike on Wednesday over the firm's decision to close the factory and slash over 300 jobs.</p>
Swiss doc boycotts Novartis over job cuts
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB">A Geneva-based rheumatologist has said he will no longer prescribe Novartis medicines to patients in protest at job losses at the pharmaceutical company, which plans to shutter its production operations in the south-west of the country. </span></p>
Swiss feel job cuts chill as economy turns
<p>Waves from the eurozone debt crisis are hitting the safe-haven Swiss economy, with companies announcing thousands of job cuts this week.</p>
Credit Suisse to cut 1,000 jobs: report
<p>Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse is expected to announce 1,000 job cuts when it publishes its third-quarter earnings results on Tuesday, newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported on Monday.</p>