Business

Wages in Britain are rising at their fastest rate since the global financial crisis over a decade ago as the number of people in work hit a record high despite Brexit headwinds, official figures showed Tuesday. Average weekly earnings were 3.9 per...

The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cell phones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that triggered a rally on Wall Street. The Office of the US Trade...

Phillip Henriques, chairman of National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited, NROCC, confirmed on Monday that TransJamaican Highway Limited, which holds a 35-year concession for the Highway 2000 East-West toll corridor, will be going to...

While the real estate sector is a bit divided on just how many more luxury apartments the market can absorb, developers Peter Rousseau and Colin Steele have a waiting list for one of Kingston’s largest luxury developments in decades. The 25-acre...

The British economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter for the first time since 2012 as Brexit uncertainties heaped pressure on firms, official figures showed Friday. The decline is set to raise alarm that the economy could experience its...

Introducing a new product or service is risky business. For your firm, it may be the only way to grow, so how can you ensure that your hot, fresh idea doesn’t fail? Top leaders may relate to the following quote from Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran: “...

I bought shares in The Gleaner Company some years ago. My aim was to show by action my belief that a free press is necessary to preserve democracy. I have attended only one annual general meeting. However, reading the company’s report to...

Donald Moore, senior general manager of construction and development at the National Housing Trust, NHT, says the redesign of the Ruthven Towers development has added at least two floors to each apartment block. The project, to be done in phases,...

Venezuela’s government late Wednesday halted negotiations with the opposition in protest of the Trump administration’s freezing of its US assets, thrusting into crisis the country’s best chance of peacefully resolving a political stand-off that has...

China lowered the trading range for its currency for a fourth day on Thursday, showing its potential for use as a trade weapon against Washington, but the exchange rate steadied following declines that alarmed financial markets. The central bank...

Kraft Heinz released its second-quarter earnings report delayed by accounting problems and revealed continued fall-out related to those issues on top of weak sales. The company that makes Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Kool-Aid, Heinz ketchup and Velveeta...