Switzerland isn't an European Union member, but still benefits from the charter. Official members say the country is cherry-picking which laws to follow.

Today is the deadline for Switzerland's private banks to decide whether to cooperate with U.S. demands to combat tax evasion by handing over client information — a move that would finally end the long tradition of banking secrecy.

The U.S. government has announced a $253 million fine against Weatherford, a Swiss oil and gas services company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange.

A vote to limit executive compensation to no more than 12 times what the lowest earning employee at the company makes failed in Switzerland.

A nondescript office building in Basel, Switzerland, houses one of the most powerful commercial banks in the world. But only central bankers are allowed to pass.

The Geneva Auto Show opens in Switzerland this week. It’s usually a glitzy affair, but while U.S. carmakers are on the rebound, gloom has descended on the European auto industry.

Voters in Switzerland have approved a referendum to curb executive pay. The move comes less than a week after the European Union announced plans to cap banker bonuses.

Switzerland's oldest bank, Wegelin and Company, has plead guilty to helping wealthy Americans evade taxes.

In a national vote, the Swiss just decided against making employers give all workers an extra two weeks of paid vacation every year.