UBS Group AG

Shares of UBS reached the maximum for 17 years in trading on December 12 - on the background of the proposal of Swiss lawmakers to soften future capital requirements. According to analysts, such steps may reduce risks for UBS profitability and signal the readiness of the parliament to seek a compromise on the reform, because of which the country's largest bank was thinking of leaving for the United States.

UBS shares at highest since 2008: Switzerland ready to ease capital pressures

Adobe Inc.

Oracle Corporation

Broadcom Inc.

Wall Street is expecting a quarter percentage point cut in the US interest rate during this week's main event - the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which will end with a press conference by Fed chief Jerome Powell. Powell is expected to undertake a so-called hawkish rate cut: with no hint of further monetary policy easing in early 2026, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-rate-decision-adobe-oracle-costco-broadcom-c2d28c54?mod=RTA#:~:text=But%20Powell%20is%20expected%20to%20deliver%20a%20hawkish%20cut%2C%20meaning%20he%20won%E2%80%99t%20signal%20any%20rate%20cuts%20early%20next%20year.">writes</a>.

Fed rate and Oracle and Adobe reports: what investors need to know this week

Cryptocurrencies slumped sharply - bitcoin fell below $86k amid lack of inflows into ETFs, pressure from major holders and concerns over USDT. Silver, on the contrary, hit an all-time high thanks to tight supplies, strong demand from India and rising tech consumption. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of December 1.

Highlights for the morning: Trump picks Fed chief, cryptocurrencies collapse, new silver record

The U.S. and Switzerland have "effectively" reached a trade agreement to reduce duties on Swiss goods from 39% to 15%, U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer said, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-14/us-switzerland-essentially-reached-trade-deal-greer-says">writes</a>. In exchange, Switzerland pledged to invest $200 billion in the U.S. during Donald Trump's presidential term, including $70 billion next year, targeting industries such as pharmaceuticals and gold refining, Greer noted. Switzerland has also agreed to increase purchases of Boeing airplanes, he added.

U.S. to cut duties on Swiss goods to 15% in exchange for buying Boeing planes

Nestle S.A.

A new CEO is changing the Swiss giant's strategy, will the momentum be enough? 

Nestlé shares soared to their highest since 2008. The company will cut 6% of its workforce

NVIDIA Corporation

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Apple Inc.

The Swiss National Bank also bought more than $2 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares

Switzerland's conservative Central Bank has become one of the biggest whales in US tech stocks

Lennar Corporation

Accenture plc

The Kroger Co.

Moderate growth on Wall Street paused after an Israeli airstrike on Iran triggered a rise in oil prices and a decline in stock prices at the end of the first full trading week of June. At the end of the week, the S&amp;P 500 Index was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq Composite was down 1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.3%.