Business

You are acquainted with a few chief executives who are nearing the end of their tenure. As they approach the twilight of their careers, there is a common failure you have noticed. Some of their behaviours are destroying long-term value. In other...

The United States Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children. Under the proposal, released Thursday, US and foreign carriers would be required to seat...

The redemption of investor funds, currently valued at US$3.3 million, or more than $500 million in local currency, remains in limbo following the second suspension of shares in Canada-based EquityLine Mortgage Investment Corporation this summer....

Consumers and businesses, mainly in the tourism and construction sector, rushed to pay down past-due bank loans that were headed towards recent highs, according to the latest data from the the central bank. It caused this particular pool of...

EduFocal Limited has hired financial services firm Signature Creed...

The Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, expects the first green bond listing this year. The JSE expects to become the first stock exchange in the English-speaking region to facilitate the issuance of green and other sustainable bonds. The exchange,...

After acquiring a 93.66 per cent stake in the Puerto Rican investment outfit Acrecent in February 2022, Sygnus Group set about streamlining the company and integrating its operations into that of the group. Next came the question of how to make...

Nissan has outlined a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive company, promising to recycle batteries, empower its workers, and create safer cars. Nissan Motor Company won’t be trying to beat rivals in the effort, but hopes to...

The Barbados economy grew at a robust pace of 4.5 per cent for the first half of 2024, backed by an increase in total production and record employment levels, the Central Bank of Barbados, CBB, reported on Monday. CBB Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge,...

Slow sales of residences in the latest housing development done by the Jamaican Teas group has left the company ruing the opportunity cost of tying up valuable funds in real estate when it could be making money otherwise. The company said over the...

Job growth in the outsourcing sector appears to have peaked for now, and its operators are now looking to scale up the quality of services in order to grow earnings. The sector – known as business processing outsourcing, or BPO, for basic call...

A federal grand jury in California has charged short-seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud for a US$16 million stock market manipulation scheme. The Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday that Left, who was a...