Basel Switzerland stories:
Gasquet to appear in front of arbitration court in Switzerland
Nov 6th, 2009 - SI
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) -- Tennis player Richard Gasquet will go before the highest court in sports Tuesday for what he says was a cocaine-tainted kiss in a nightclub.
China's Bank Lending Cools; Consumer Prices Decline
May 11th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s new lending cooled in April,easing concern that banks are taking on too much risk in acredit boom after the government dropped restrictions on loansin November.
Roche Can Boost Production of Tamiflu Treatment, Schwan Says
Apr 28th, 2009 - Bloomberg
April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG is in “closecontact” with governments worldwide and can boost production ofits Tamiflu influenza treatment if a swine-flu pandemicdevelops...
Novartis profit falls 15% on stronger dollar, finance costs
Apr 23rd, 2009 - MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG on Thursday reported a 15% first-quarter profit drop as the strong dollar eroded the value of the drug sales it made...
Roche Shares Fall On Avastin Woes
Apr 22nd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
U.S.-traded shares of Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) dropped 10% Wednesday on news that an eagerly anticipated clinical study revealed its drug Avastin was relatively ineffective in treating early-stage colon cancer.



