Business

Airfare from Jamaica to some top destinations in the United States has spiked temporarily, as travellers scramble to rebook cancelled trips in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, according to data from flight aggregators such as Kayak and Expedia....

The meeting between the presidents of the United States and China on Thursday produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok’s ownership. “China will work with the US to properly resolve issues related to...

Hurricane Melissa has come and gone, but she will not be forgotten because of the life-changing effects she has inflicted on a significant portion of the Jamaican population. Eventually, each victim will have to embark on a path leading to recovery...

After the clouds clear, the wind dies down, and the floodwaters retreat, the real reckoning begins. This is not abstract or distant forecast. It is our neighbours hauling fallen trees and zinc from yards. It is farmers standing in stunned silence...

The European Central Bank, ECB, left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday as inflation remains under control and European businesses weather the impact of higher American tariffs better than previously feared. The bank’s deposit rate has...

The United States Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate on Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring, even as inflation stays elevated. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell also cautioned that further rate...

Since January, the world has watched in shock as US President Donald Trump’s administration has undermined every pillar of the economic order that the United States helped build and proudly championed for much of the past century. The principles of...

Innovative Energy Group Limited, IEG, has posted a modest profit for the first quarter ended August 2025, reversing its prior year’s loss as the reshaped business continues to rebuild revenue from what was formerly a shell operation. IEG, which...

Palace Amusement Company (1921) Limited spun to a loss at year ending June as revenue fell and expenses climbed. The cinema operator bled $146.95 million for the financial year, marking a reversal from the $60.32 million profit posted in FY2024....

When a photographer recently captured US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reading a text message at the United Nations General Assembly, the image inadvertently revealed the scale of America’s deepening agricultural crisis. “We bailed out Argentina...

Russian oil company Lukoil says it is selling its international assets in response to sanctions imposed by the United States that aim to push Russia to agree to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine. The company said in a statement that it was...

Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged, and government bonds jumped on Monday as President Javier Milei hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press ahead with radical free-market reforms of...