Hello from Brussels. In the Mared Gwyn, back holding the newsletter pen. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Oil prices have topped the $100 a barrel benchmark again this morning as Tehran intensifies attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East – this despite governments stepping up efforts to shield consumers, businesses and their economies from the repercussions of […]
Continue ReadingMarch 12, 2026, 8:30 a.mMarch 12, 2026, 8:30 a.m BMW is countering the crisis with surprising success. While competitors are reporting major drops in profits, BMW’s surplus only fell by 3 percent to just under 7.5 billion euros last year, the company announced. Car manufacturer BMW reports robust figures.Image: keystone This means that the company […]
Continue ReadingProfit at commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck fell by 34 percent in 2025. The group’s earnings fell from around 3.1 billion euros to two billion euros last year compared to 2024. This was announced by the DAX group from Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart, as “Focus” reports. (hkl) More coming soon… …(Read on https://www.watson.ch)
Continue ReadingPublished on 12/03/2026 – 7:47 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Interviews with Valdis DombrovskisEuropean Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and Sergiy NikolaychukFirst Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine. Jakub Janas goes down memory lane with a historic look at the Strait of Hormuz; Sasha Vakulina reports on the clash between Hungary […]
Continue ReadingCCTV footage from a wedding in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir shows a man firing a gun at former chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Abdullah escaped unhurt after the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening. Police told the BBC the suspect – identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal – is in custody and the matter is […]
Continue ReadingMar 12, 2026, 7:12 amMar 12, 2026, 7:12 am It is believed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to groom his daughter as a political successor. Now photos from the North Korean state news agency KCNA show him testing his skills at the shooting range with the girl – whose age is estimated […]
Continue ReadingHungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights – Ukraine’s president.
Continue Reading03/12/2026, 06:4803/12/2026, 06:48 After recent legal setbacks for US President Donald Trump’s customs policy, the government is launching an investigation. The aim is to find out whether structural overcapacity in manufacturing sectors in Switzerland and other countries leads to disadvantages for the US economy. The results of the investigation could serve as the basis for […]
Continue ReadingFederal figures show: Many of the Swiss stranded in the Middle East were able to leave on their own. Mar 12, 2026, 6:41 a.mMar 12, 2026, 6:41 a.m Stefan Bühler / ch media Suddenly the Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar were no longer warm summer holiday paradises, but war zones. After the USA and Israel […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Europe to find a way around Hungary. In an interview with POLITICO’s Gordon Repinski, Zelenskyy called on EU leaders to come up with a “Plan B” to secure Ukraine’s long-term funding — and to work around what he described as the “blackmail” of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who […]
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