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December 28, 2025

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange weekly bulletin for the week ending December 26, 2025.
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing the market indexes of Shanghai, Tokyo and New York Dow at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan.
December 28, 2025

Asian shares were mixed and thin

Asian shares were mixed Thursday in thin holiday trading, with most markets in the region and elsewhere closed for Christmas. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 50,407.79. It has…
Pulse supermodel Alicia Burke in a past campaign.
December 26, 2025

Models shine but revenues ebb at Pulse

Pulse Investments Limited has reported a decline in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, despite its models getting placements in high-profile events. It underscores challenges for the…
Frank James, Group CEO of GraceKennedy Ltd.
December 26, 2025

GraceKennedy to acquire makers of Tastee cheese

GraceKennedy Ltd (GK), the Jamaica-based food and finance conglomerate, has taken full control of Dairy Industries Jamaica Limited (DIJL), the maker of the iconic Tastee Cheese brand. GK will acquire…
Daniel Chong, CEO of Honey Bun 1982 Limited.
December 26, 2025

Baked-in costs at Honey Bun’s new facility burns cash

Honey Bun Ltd closed its September 2025 year with higher sales but a markedly thinner bottom line, as the commissioning of its new Angels, St Catherine bakery drew heavily on cash, borrowings, and…
AP Sony Corp President Kenichiro Yoshida speaks as characters from ‘Peanuts’ are shown at a press conference at the company’s headquarters in 2018 in Tokyo.
December 26, 2025

Sony buys majority stake in ‘Peanuts’ comic for US$457m from Canada’s WildBrain

Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41 per cent stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic Peanuts and its character,s including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada’s…
AP Walmart is displayed on the facade of the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
December 26, 2025

US consumers’ confidence weakened

Consumers’ confidence in the US economy was shaken in December as Americans grew anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Conference Board said on…
Containers with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles, with the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge seen in the background, on Wednesday, April 9 in Los Angeles. AP
December 26, 2025

US economy grows strong in third-quarter but uncertainty remains

The US economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3 per cent annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, driven by consumers who continue to spend in the face of ongoing…
AP A motorist fills up the tank of a vehicle at a gasolene station Sunday on November 30.
December 26, 2025

Lower gas for Americans this Christmas

This holiday season, many US drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices. According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for prices at the pump this year. The…