Page 29 - Michael Shields News Today

ZURICH (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking access to the site of a deadly attack on a facility holding Ukrainian prisoners of war and has offered to help evacuate the wounded, it said on Friday.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland and China on Thursday launched the Swiss leg of a joint platform for stock listings and trading, part of a project laun...

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank may take monetary policy measures at any time between its regular meetings if it deems it necessary, the ba...

By Oliver Hirt

It has been about three years since workers at Chipotle restaurants in New York City started their effort to unionize, and it hasnt happened yet. Lawsuits were filed by the city against the restaurant chain in 2019 and in 2021, alleging violations of New Yorks Fair Workweek Law in creating more predictable work schedules. The company was fined more than $150 million. ...

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli on Tuesday raised its sales guidance and unveiled a 1 billion Swiss franc share buyback programme after first-half net profit jumped 36% to 138.4... | July 26, 2022

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS posted on Tuesday a smaller-than-expected 5% rise in net profit for the second quarter as revenues at its investment...

By Emma Farge and Gloria Dickie MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland (Reuters) - From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over...

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund, three sources familiar with the talks said, offering a hint of progress in efforts to ease Afghanistan's economic crisis.

There is a new effort to reform Ohios unemployment compensation system to become more inclusive of low-paid workers. Currently, a person paid minimum wage can work 31 hours a week and never qualify for benefits, because the earnings threshold for unemployment compensation is $298 a week over at least 20 weeks of work. Michael Shields, researcher for Policy Matters Ohio, explains the cap is shutting out roughly 750,000 workers who are less likely to have the savings needed to weather a period o...