Crude prices on Friday had the largest one-day spike since a September attack on the world’s largest oil-processing facility in Saudi Arabia after the US killed Iran’s top general in a drone strike. If sustained, the rise in oil prices could push...
Jamaican market research company Queritel.com could double its revenue by year end from a deal it has struck with the Chilean government. Queritel.com, which began operating in 2015 as research service for students of The University of the West...
In the slow news period between Christmas and the new year, the Financial Times published a chart that graphically illustrated how the global trade in goods has changed since 2000. Picturing the nations of the world either in red for China or blue...
Question: Peter Levy, the head of the Insurance Association of Jamaica is trying to make a case to justify increases in motor premiums in 2020. He has buil this argument on shaky ground. “Insurance companies,” he says,“racked up underwriting...
Attorneys representing petroleum marketing company Petcom say they are headed to the courts in the aftermath of a large find of cooking gas cylinders belonging to the three largest distributors of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) or cooking gas. Sean...
JSE MARKET SUMMARY January 3, 2020 In Friday ‘s trading session the following reflect the movement of the JSE Indices: n The JSE Combined Index declined by 278.43 points ( 0.05 %) to close at 507,852.34. n The JSE Index declined by 470.69 points...
How can a small business increase profits in 2020? It’s a question that will likely be top of mind for many entrepreneurs and managers at this time of year. It is also the most common question that’s...
The three main priorities of the readers of this column in 2019 were investing in the stock market, accessing National Housing Trust (NHT) benefits to own a home and getting out of debt. In an interesting way, there seems to be a link between them...
The Golden Globes, known as the ‘party of the year’, is going with a meatless menu for its 77th annual awards show. Guests will be served a 100 per cent plant-based meal just ahead of showtime on Sunday. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (...
More companies could begin making an easy-to-use version of an opioid overdose antidote under a deal announced Thursday by New York’s attorney general. Under the agreement, Emergent BioSolutions will no longer enforce a contract that had allowed...
Illinois’ first day of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $3.2 million in sales, state officials announced Thursday. There were 77, 128 transactions on New Year’s Day, when the law legalising marijuana for recreational purposes took...
Break out the Spice Girls CDs. That was one of the best years in decades for funds. Funds of all types made money through 2019, from risky ones full of stocks from developing economies to stodgy funds holding only super-safe Treasury bonds....
US long-term mortgage rates declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered for the past two months. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
Small business owners have plenty of changes to deal with as 2020 begins — higher labour costs for many companies, and some owners will discover that they have to comply with new laws that aren’t on the books in their own states. As of January 1,...
Paymaster Jamaica has joined the list of local remittance partners for Xoom through a collaboration with global bill-payment platform provider Paykii. Xoom, which is owned by American company PayPal, has operated in Jamaica for at least 15 years...
Bernie Sanders announced Thursday that he raised more than $34.5 million in the final three months of last year, an impressive haul underscoring that a recent heart attack hasn’t slowed the Vermont senator’s fundraising prowess with the start of...
The state of North Carolina says it has secured an agreement with Duke Energy to excavate nearly 80 million tons (72.5 million metric tons) of coal ash at six facilities. The Department of Environmental Quality said in a Thursday press release...
Casinos could be coming soon to Virginia, but a brawl over just how many, where they would go, and who would run them is on tap first. Gambling-related issues are set to be one of the hottest topics at the state Capitol when lawmakers return to...
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign says he raised more than $24.7 million in the last three months and now has a campaign staff of 500 people nationwide, a show of financial and organisational strength heading into the presidential primaries. In a memo from...
Volkswagen and a German consumer group said Thursday they will conduct talks on a possible settlement in a landmark case in which hundreds of thousands of people aim to establish a right of compensation for cars affected by the automaker’s diesel-...
With 29 straight days of walkouts, French rail strikes against government plans to reform France’s retirement system marked a new milestone Thursday, surpassing even the lengths of strikes in the 1980s. The nationwide walkouts against the...
Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet is releasing a $6-trillion plan that he calls ‘the Real Deal’ in an attempt to offer what he says is a more realistic contrast with more liberal contenders for the Democratic nomination who have out-polled him...
Reporting for jury duty. Standing in line at the DMV. Going to the dentist. Making a budget. What do all of these have in common? They’re activities you’d probably like to skip. And while budgeting certainly isn’t exciting, breaking down your...
