Bloomberg The Swiss government aims to make the country climate neutral by 2050, stepping up its efforts to cut carbon emissions to fight global warming. Switzerland now plans to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 to meet the target of limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a statement on Wednesday. The …

Bloomberg US index futures edged higher, stocks in Europe slipped and shares in Asia were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited new developments in the increasingly unpredictable Sino-American trade war. Treasuries and the dollar were steady. Contracts on all three major US stock indexes gained, while technology companies and insurers led a decline on the Stoxx Europe 600 index. Benchmarks …

Bloomberg Domestic UK stocks declined on growing anticipation of a no-deal Brexit after the British government sought to suspend parliament, while a weaker pound boosted the exporter-heavy FTSE 100 Index. The FTSE 100, which has moved inversely to the currency in recent years, climbed 0.3 percent in London, while the more UK focussed FTSE 250 Index lost 0.7 percent. Sterling …