The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index ended the week on a winning note on Friday. The moderate trading, ended with an advance/decline ratio of 43/41. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 1,615.58…
Category: Business & Economy
Stewart’s adds new dealership for Chinese vehicles, hunts for talent
On the heels of adding a new business line, large auto trader Stewart’s Automotive Group will be hosting its first job fair in mid-September in hope of netting talent in a competitive jobs…
Rideshare rivals inDrive and Uber tag tourism as driver of Jamaican business
A year after entering the local market, InDrive, a Siberian company by origin that operates a global service rivalling Uber, says ridesharing has been growing in Jamaica and it’s due to the depth…
AS Bryden continues to boost Seprod’s growth
The full integration of its AS Bryden subsidiary continued to drive growth for manufacturing and distribution giant Seprod Limited which saw a near doubling of revenues in its last financial year. At the…
138 Student Living targets new projects
138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) said its additional public offering (APO) of stocks to the public as of today will set the company on a path to returning more dividends to shareholders…
EU targets six Big Tech companies in next phase of digital crackdown
Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices…
Stocks Round Up | ISP Finance, Lasco Financial the biggest winners today
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index again declined marginally on Wednesday. The hectic trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 35/60. The JSE Combined Index declined by 3,399.58 points or 1.01 per…
Gas prices down $0.25, Diesel down $0.31
Motorists will pay less for gas and diesel when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.25 to sell for…
No bail-out!
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke said the Government’s intervention to cover the operating expenses at fraud-hit Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) is not a bail-out. Clarke made the claim in an X (formerly…
SSL clients to regain access to accounts after investigation
After more than eight months since revelations came to light about fraudulent activities at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke is optimistic that clients will regain access to their…