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Zurich has been named #58 in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2026, making it the highest new entrant to this year’s Top 100, with a brand value of USD 15 billion and ranking ninth among financial brands globally.
Pioneering US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who advocated for poor farm workers, has died at the age of 96, her family has announced.
Baar, Switzerland - Glencore delivered a strong third quarter, with higher copper, nickel and coal production and a 29% quarter-on-quarter increase in ferrochrome output. The company maintained its 2026 production guidance and expects Marketing Adjusted EBIT to exceed $5 billion.
Avolta AG (SIX: AVOL) reported an encouragingly resilient 9M 2026 with IFRS turnover of CHF 10,663m and operating profit of CHF 882m. Organic growth accelerated in Q3, while profitability continued to increase as major new operations ramped up and commercial initiatives gained traction. Avolta confirms its medium-term outlook.
Pfaeffikon - As part of its long-term succession planning, LGT Capital Partners today announced that Sascha Gruber will succeed Roberto Paganoni as Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2027, subject to regulatory approval. Roberto Paganoni, who has led the firm since its establishment in 1998, will become a member of LGT Capital Partners’ Group Holding Board.
The Cantonal Governments of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, as well as the French civil aviation authority (DGAC), have approved the landside extension of EuroAirport’s terminal, with construction investments totalling just over 157 million euros. This marks an important step toward the implementation of this key modernisation project. The terminal extension is the flagship project of a multi-year investment program through which EuroAirport intends to sustainably improve service quality. Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2027 and is expected to be completed toward the end of 2031. The project will be fully funded by EuroAirport.
Logitech reported Q2 fiscal year 2027 sales of $1.22 billion, up 3 percent year-on-year. GAAP gross margin rose to 44.9 percent, while GAAP operating income increased 5 percent to $201 million and GAAP EPS grew 9 percent to $1.25. Cash flow from operations reached $164 million, with a quarter-end cash balance of $1.51 billion. Logitech returned $406 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
DKSH has acquired the rights for Rocephin® from Roche across more than 80 markets. Following the acquisition of Meliane® from Bayer announced in July, this transaction is a further step in DKSH’s strategy to expand its Healthcare Own Brands portfolio and strengthen its presence in higher-value segments.
Barry Callebaut has today unveiled Flavourcode™, a proprietary approach to cocoa fermentation, designed to create distinctive natural flavor profiles and reproduce them consistently, from artisan kitchens to future food-manufacturing applications.
Rieter achieved an order intake of CHF 951.4 million in the first nine months of 2026 (2025: CHF 559.3 million), up 70.1%. This growth is attributable to the first-time consolidation of the Man-Made Fiber Division. On an organic basis, order intake was 10.5% lower than the previous year.
Basel: Straumann Group reported third-quarter revenue of CHF 667.1 million, representing 9.2% organic growth and a 10.8% increase in Swiss francs compared with the prior-year period. Revenue for the first nine months reached CHF 2.0 billion, up 8.3% organically. Following the strong second-quarter performance, organic growth accelerated further, with all regions contributing. Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) delivered double-digit growth. North America (NAM) delivered very solid growth in a soft demand market. In Latin America (LATAM), growth was driven primarily by the Hispanic markets outside Brazil, where lower implant penetration provides further opportunities for expansion. Premium implants, the Group’s challenger implantology brands and digital solutions supported the performance. In orthodontics, the transformation is progressing as planned, with new ClearCorrect solutions and digital launches improving treatment efficiency and strengthening the brand’s value proposition.
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