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Just a few years ago, retailers considered smartphones the enemy of the in-store experience they were trying to create. Customers often whipped out their device to compare prices...

Electricity in Jamaica is expensive.Full costs for final users run about $40 for households and $30 for companies. Comparatively, in the United States full retail prices for households are at US$0....

The past decade has seen an explosion in new exchange-traded funds. Investors have flocked to ETFs because they trade like individual stocks, but offer the diversification benefits of mutual funds - all...

The last year was a 12-month champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream.Liberal...

Stocks were falling sharply Thursday at midafternoon, making the prior day's strong performance seem like an aberration, as Wall Street stumbles towards what could be its worst December since the...

The flagship property in the Sandals Resorts International chain has been given a US$60-million makeover with added luxury services.Sandals Montego Bay was the first property acquired by Gordon 'Butch' Stewart nearly four decades ago, in 1981, to...

Every relationship has a breaking point. Even yours with Facebook.There's a way out, though the social network will try to win you back with promises to do better.For some users, though, the past two years of privacy scandals, election manipulation...

QUESTION: I was recently made redundant and am in a position to invest $2 million. My hope is to have a return of at least $30,000 to offset my living expenses. My risk potential is medium to high. I am thinking of trading in stocks. What advice...

What should one make of the recent announcement by the US president's national security adviser, John Bolton, outlining a new 'America First' policy towards Africa?If taken at face value it suggests that the US administration is embarking on a...