Business

A federal appeals court says the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States, SEC, needs to better explain why it turned down a request from Coinbase to develop regulations to cover the booming crypto asset sector — although the judges...

AS Bryden and Sons Holdings Limited, ASBH, as the new majority owner of purveyor and food manufacturer Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, has made a mandatory offer for outstanding minority CPJ shares, but only intends to take up just over 51.78...

Automotive distributor Louis Industrial, LIG, is making a big push to further its Jamaican and regional business. The supplier of lubricants has announced a new partnership with the Orlen Group as sole distributor of its premium lubricants line....

The administrator of the Panama Canal said on Friday that the vital waterway will remain in Panamanian hands and open to commerce from all countries, rejecting claims by United States President-elect Donald Trump that the United States should take...

Increased restrictions on product returns by major global retailers, including Amazon, could reshape consumer and business dynamics, and spell good news for some local enterprises. The controversial policy changes are expected to cause deepening...

A turbulent world demands game-changing strategies. Companies need to stand out, but executives quickly learn that setting exaggerated goals has its limits. Is there a way to engage staff and board with big aspirations while retaining credibility?...

The news gods coaxed me to write today’s article. First, there were my two condo-owning friends. They independently sought advice about insurance of properties that are governed by the Strata Titles Act. Our discussions took place in the context of...

Main Event Entertainment Group Limited, a provider of stage and lighting for large events, reported a two-thirds decline in annual profit to $70.1 million from $207 million in the previous year. It was a challenging year for the entertainment...

Pension funds and other institutional investors snapped up a long-term bond placed on the Jamaican market by the University of the West Indies, Mona, to raise $3 billion. UWI Mona Principal, Professor Densil Williams, said the private placement of...

US President-elect Donald Trump clearly does not intend to pursue a ‘good neighbour’ policy. He has been mocking Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by calling him ‘governor’, while proclaiming that a country of 40 million people should become...

Passenger movements through the Kingston international airport was up, but traffic was down for Montego Bay in 2024. Overall, the country’s two largest airports recorded a decline in passenger traffic by about two per cent. New airlift, hype...

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”, a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.” It’s his latest suggestion to redraw the map of the Western Hemisphere. Trump...