Business

The price of bitcoin hit a new high on Wednesday and crypto-related shares rallied as investors bet that former President Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin jumped nearly...

Trustees of pension funds hold significant responsibilities, carrying rights and obligations to safeguard the financial well-being of plan participants and beneficiaries. Their primary right is the authority to make investment decisions, but this...

It’s one of the most under-publicised policies of some of the biggest American retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too. Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online...

Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits, while exceeding revenue estimates. For the three months ending September 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted revenue of US$158.9 billion, higher than the US$157.28 billion analysts had expected...

America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market...

New manufacturing equipment being installed by Stationery and Office Supplies Limited, SOS, will enable the company to triple its production of books and grow revenue by 50 per cent. This is the word from the company’s managing director, Allan...

A United States bankruptcy judge approved a sale of Tupperware Brands on Tuesday, paving the way for the iconic food storage company to soon exit Chapter 11 protection and continue offering its products while undergoing a hoped-for revitalisation...

Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off. Sales of the iPhone totalled US$...

Both the National Housing Trust, NHT, and the National Insurance Scheme, NIS, allow certain defined individuals to make voluntary contributions to, thereby opening a way for those contributors to derive the same benefits as regular contributors....

Gleaner opinion writer, attorney-at-law, former member of parliament, one-time education minister, and Roman Catholic deacon, Rev Ronald G. Thwaites’ piece last Monday inspired today’s article. His varied interests and experiences allow him to...

The United States economy grew at a healthy 2.8 per cent annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping to drive growth despite the weight of still-high interest rates. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department said the gross...

Imported food supplier Everything Fresh Limited says a greater percentage of its profits in the immediate future will likely come from sales to supermarket chains rather than supplies to hotels, which make up most of the company’s revenue. The...