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12 Dec, 2025
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AI’s impact could worsen gaps between world’s rich and poor, says UN report
Behind the hoopla over the promise of artificial intelligence lay difficult realities, including how such technology might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world. A new report by…
12 Dec, 2025
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JSE stocks down, but US equities market shines post-Melissa
Amid continuing market softness, US equities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange notched substantial gains in value, growing their market capitalisation by nearly eight per cent in the first month following…
12 Dec, 2025
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Katharina Pistor | Creative destruction should not spare commercial banks
Money is an enigma. But if there is one thing we know for sure, it is that money begets money. The best way to make more of it is to control the money-making machine, as traditional banks have done…
12 Dec, 2025
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First Rock reaps from REIT
First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited, FREI, has turned the corner in its third quarter, posting a modest profit after a bruising 2024. The company’s pivot to a REIT, or real estate investment…
12 Dec, 2025
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Berger enters peak paint season with high market uncertainty
Berger Paints Jamaica Limited entered the final quarter of 2025 on a strong footing, with a near one-fifth spike in revenue in the July-September period, and a five per cent gain year-to-date,…
12 Dec, 2025
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IronRock shrugs off Q3 loss, foresees better outcomes at year end
IronRock Insurance Company Limited has reported losses of $10.13 million for the third quarter ended September 2025, reversing a profit of $7.8 million in the corresponding period last year. But CEO…
12 Dec, 2025
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Mayberry bleeds $750m in third quarter as stocks slide
Mayberry Group Limited, a provider of investment banking and wealth management services, posted a net loss of $751.4 million for the September third quarter, compared to a profit of $145 million in…
12 Dec, 2025
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GK bottom line buffeted by headwinds even before Melissa hit
GraceKennedy Limited has posted mixed results for the nine months ended September. While revenues climbed, profits faltered – and Hurricane Melissa has added a new layer of complexity and may further…
12 Dec, 2025
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Lumber Depot anticipates both pain and gain post-Melissa
Lumber Depot Limited is expecting increased business, at least for the remainder of 2025, as property owners affected by Hurricane Melissa look to rebuild their damaged homes. But beyond that, the…