Category: Business & Economy

The Biden administration enacted a new labour rule on Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as ‘independent contractors’, a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday reluctantly approved the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin, saying it is still deeply sceptical about cryptocurrencies and that its decision did…

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Wednesday losing ground marginally. The brisk trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 46/40. The JSE Combined Index declined by 2,637.22 points or 0.78 per…

The Jamaican stock market saw more than two-thirds of listed securities drop in value as a combined $89.98 billion in value was erased across the entire market where there were a lot more…

FORMER governor the Central Bank of Barbados DeLisle Worrell has slammed efforts by central banks around the region to establish central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) such as JAM-DEX here in Jamaica saying they…

The Jamaica Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange, NSE, have signed a memorandum of understanding committing to financial market collaboration. The JSE expects the collaboration to open up opportunities for green bonds and…

Regulators have been engaging with Jamaica’s financial companies on plans for better stress tests to protect the financial sector from a changing climate, and expects to ramp up on the collection of data…

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Tuesday advancing marginally. The slow to moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 39/48. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 503.65 points or 0.15…

For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. The joint owners of the Vineyard Wind project, Avangrid…

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed Monday on a winning note. The moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 52/41. The JSE Combined Index Combined Index declined by 235.55 points…