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In many circles, gold is currently viewed as the hottest investment around.The price of an ounce of gold is up 30 per cent in the last year, or 400 per cent in the last 10 years, outperforming virtually every other asset class.

A huge oil discovery by the Spanish company Repsol has sharply boosted Argentina's potential to cash in on energy and could eventually attract an infusion of investment to exploit the shale oil.Experts said Tuesday the find is very promising...

Oil prices are above US$96 per barrel as tensions rise over Iran's nuclear programme and OPEC boosts its demand forecast.Benchmark crude on Tuesday rose to $96.64 per barrel in mid-afternoon trading in New York.

Europe's debt crisis struck at the ancient capitals of Rome and Athens on Tuesday.Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, bloodied by a key vote, signalled he would resign, and Greek politicians said they were close to agreeing on a new government ...

New research on family-owned businesses points to a recession-battered sector characterised by falling revenue over three years, poor inventory levels, and limited financing.The research, led by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica...

IWC Capital Management aims to raise at least US$5 million (J$432 million) in December on the private placement market to fund purchases of undervalued real estate in New York, according to the deal's lead broker and arranger, Mayberry Investments.IWC...

The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday night lifted the five-hour curfew with immediate effect, but kept in place the state of emergency (SOE) that was first imposed on August 21.At the same time, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her...

Marketing consultancy Denway Corporation has expanded into distribution having signed with cookware designer Joseph Joseph Limited as exclusive distributors in Jamaica and the Caribbean.Incorporated in 2006 and owned...

Italy became the latest target in Europe's financial crisis Monday, as soaring borrowing rates intensified pressure on Premier Silvio Berlusconi to resign and let a new government reform the country's spendthrift...

GODFREY DYER, chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), has said the increase in the TEF fee for incoming air passengers to Jamaica, which became effective on October 1, will create...

At one of the most disarrayed G20 summits ever, Italy agreed Friday to submit to rare scrutiny by the International Monetary Fund to boost confidence that it will carry through necessary fiscal reforms, the latest step in...

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