AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSwiss Markets & Macro: European shares ended higher as UK inflation cooled to 2.6% y/y and Switzerland’s SMI edged up 0.12%, despite oil gains and US-Iran tensions. Swiss Corporate Watch: Lonza reported CHF 3.4bn H1 sales and a 34.8% core EBITDA margin (+27%); SoftwareOne partnered with NinjaOne to simplify IT operations for customers across Australia and New Zealand. M&A & Industry Moves: ABB agreed to buy UK engineering firm Rotork for £4.1bn/$5.5bn, underlining Switzerland’s push into industrial automation. Health & Tech from Switzerland: ETH Zurich unveiled a portable breath device that can track fat metabolism via acetone, while Sonova said China is central for AI-driven hearing care innovation. Climate & Water Risk: Studies link Europe’s drought to extreme heat, not just low rainfall, with water restrictions and crop stress spreading. Standards & Trade: Codex adopted its first global baker’s yeast standard, aiming to align definitions, labeling and testing for international commerce. Business Finance & Crypto: TRON was included in the S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index, a sign of mainstreaming benchmark methods for digital assets.
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