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Stacey Vanek Smith

UBS to buy troubled Credit Suisse in deal brokered by Swiss government

A Credit Suisse bank branch seen in Geneva. The bank was acquired by UBS on Sunday. (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

With the impeccable timing of one of the country's famed watches, Swiss officials brokered a last-minute emergency takeover of the troubled bank Credit Suisse by fellow banking giant UBS.

In a press conference on Sunday, Swiss president Alain Berset said the recent banking industry turmoil had destabilized Credit Suisse and that this deal was vital to stabilizing the bank and the global banking sector.

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