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VM Wealth Management offices in New Kingston. (Contributed)
11 Sep, 2026 0

Why investors held on to their GOJ bonds

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) launched an invitation for bondholders of the notes due in 2028, 2036 and 2039 to exchange their notes for cash as the country restructures its debt profile. The offer…
11 Sep, 2026 0

Investors offer back a 5th of Ja’s targeted bonds

Investors offered back US$476.6 million of the roughly US$2.33 billion in Jamaican government bonds the administration invited them to sell, in a buyback that closed on Wednesday, according to results…
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A gas price is displayed as a customer holds a fuel pump nozzle before filling up her vehicle’s gas tank in Lincolnshire, Illnois, on April 15.
11 Sep, 2026 0

Oil hits above US$100 a barrel once again

Oil prices shot past US$100 a barrel on Wednesday as fighting between the US and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international…
11 Sep, 2026 0

Broadcom’s AI chip sales more than triple as custom silicon orders build

Large semiconductor company Broadcom reported record revenue, operating income and free cash flow for its third fiscal quarter, with revenue rising 86 per cent from a year earlier to US$29.6 billion…
Aliko Dangote
11 Sep, 2026 0

Dangote US$1.6b share sale to fuel world’s largest refinery

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE opens subscriptions on Monday for an initial public offering to raise US$1.6 billion and fund a path to becoming the world’s largest refinery. “We are…
Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht
11 Sep, 2026 0

Shoprite sales hit US$16.9b while holding price rises below inflation

Shoprite Holdings, southern Africa’s largest food retailer, grew merchandise sales from continuing operations by 7.2 per cent to R270.8 billion (US$16.8 billion) for its financial year ending June,…
11 Sep, 2026 0

Wholesale prices moved higher last month in latest sign of stubborn inflation

Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war are keeping costs elevated.
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Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York in February.
11 Sep, 2026 0

Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about dangers of AI development

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns that the artificial intelligence (AI) firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing…
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Clouds cover the sky over the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday on September 11, 2025.
11 Sep, 2026 0

ECB raises interest rates a quarter point to quell energy-fuelled inflation

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates on Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected…