Swiss bank says it plans to buy back up to $1bn in shares this year

Housing crash, slowdown in foreign investment weigh on nation’s economic health

Collectively, the big Wall Street banks cut at least 30,000 staff in 2023 with more cuts expected next year

Francesca McDonagh has been tipped to be next NatWest CEO

Decision likely to face Swiss public and political backlash and lead to thousands of job losses

How Warrington-born Irishman came to oversee the most complicated bank merger in history

Bank of Ireland makes headlines across Europe, sharing space with other recent missteps

Class action claim includes hundreds of failed bank’s former employees

Bank says Swiss government’s protection from losses no longer needed

Swiss parliament declines to comment after time frame reported by newspaper Aargauer Zeitung

Lender eyes €5.5 billion in cost savings

Five senior executives leave after rival absorbs stricken bank

List of nearly two dozen ‘red lines’ has been drawn up

Agreement is final hurdle ahead of expected completion of Credit Suisse takeover next week

Market analysts fear deal will add to growth challenge for economy and risks adverse ratings attention

Pushing second-quarter results until the end of August would buy the bank time to work through complex takeover

Regulators say deal wouldn’t raise any significant competition issues

US President Joe Biden looked set to continue talks with congressional leaders on raising the country’s debt limit later this week

Filing shows bank had less than four days to complete due diligence on deal