Business

Despite a small dip in US vehicle sales, General Motors’ first-quarter net income rose more than 25 per cent on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher-profit vehicles. The automaker said that while its average sales price per vehicle...

Since the term “war for talent” was coined by McKinsey’s Steven Hankin in 1997, talent management, or TM, has become an important strategic focus of many companies. War for talent refers to the increased competition among recruiters in the search...

Financial planning is based on the expectation that people will live for a long time, but many do not and leave behind dependants with a wide range of needs to be met. Life insurance is a useful tool to fill the void created by the loss of income...

The following is a presentation given by Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles at a panel discussion by central bank heads during the Inter-American Development Bank’s 59th Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries, held at...

Changing the status quo is hard work. Perseverance, especially in the face of obstacles, and commitment to the mission are two of the things that bring about change. These were two of the takeaways from Erica Virtue’s article in the April 14...

Netflix gained another 9.3 million subscribers to start the year while its still-emerging expansion into advertising helped produce financial results that exceeded analysts’ estimates. The performance announced Thursday demonstrated that Netflix is...

Increased passenger traffic through the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, plus the addition of new eateries, has given Express Catering Limited, ECL, a 17 per cent bump in quarterly sales revenue. Express Catering is the largest...

Tesla Inc is asking shareholders to restore a US$56-billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a Delaware judge this year, and to shift the company’s corporate home to Texas. The changes, to be voted on by stockholders at a June 13...

VM Money Transfer Services has struck an agreement with TerraPay, a global provider of cross-border payment solutions with reach to 30 markets. It gives the Jamaican company access to TerraPay’s platform to serve its clients. VM Money serves...

The consumer and business confidence indices for the first quarter of 2024 were flat relative to the previous quarter, weighed down by concerns about crime and spending power. Consumer confidence stayed level at 174.7 points, while business...

Two of Jamaica’s medium-sized credit unions are awaiting the green light from their membership in the proposed merger of Gateway Co-operative Credit Union with EduCom Co-operative Credit Union. The first of two special general meetings is...