Category: Business & Economy

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence system that rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard but it’s taking a different approach: releasing it for free. Meta CEO Mark…

Private-public initiative aims to help bridge the digital divide across Caribbean A plan to deliver all-important internet connections to low-income Caribbean households has been unveiled as part of a private-public partnership between leading…

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will be returning to court tomorrow in its case against fraud-hit Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) whose clients are growing increasingly anxious about their assets. The matter is…

NCB Financial Group CEO Patrick Hylton has sought to clear the air surrounding the reason behind his pending separation from the financial conglomerate, saying he “understands” these things happen in business, while addressing…

MINISTERS of agriculture across the Caribbean this week gathered at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to discuss how the region going forward will reduce food insecurity concerns…

CHANGE is often met with scepticism and fear, especially when it comes to anything having to do with money. Recent ly, Jamaica introduced new polymer banknotes, a move that has been met with…

Consumer and business confidence indices inched up marginally in the second quarter of 2023 when compared to a year ago but mixed when matched against the results generated in the previous quarter. Consumer…

Amid turmoil at Jamaica’s largest banking conglomerate, a $2 trillion behemoth that has the potential to hobble the Jamaican economy were the business to falter, stock market investors digested the sudden and unexplained…

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is seeking to assure that member companies of the NCB Financial Group (NCBFG) are profitable, strong and safe amid the sudden management changes at the financial institution. In a…

China’s economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the year, adding to worries over surging youth unemployment and a weak property sector and raising the likelihood that the government will double…