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05 Jun, 2026 0

Stanley Motta profit rises 45% on strong rental growth

Stanley Motta Limited operations improved during its March 2026 first quarter from increased occupancy, but also, the company increased the value of its real estate investment.   “This increase…
05 Jun, 2026 0

Oran Hall | Making sense of high interest rates

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles is not happy that the commercial banks have not ‘received the memo’ about reducing lending rates, consistent with the lowering of the central bank's…
05 Jun, 2026 0

Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centres rival most countries

WASHINGTON (AP): The environmental footprint of data centres already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water…
05 Jun, 2026 0

SpaceX's IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire

NEW YORK (AP): SpaceX says it plans to raise up to US$75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming…
05 Jun, 2026 0

UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summaries

Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed AI overviews and other artificial intelligence services and features for British users, regulators said on…
05 Jun, 2026 0

Trump makes changes to steel, aluminium and copper tariffs

President Donald Trump on Monday adjusted tariffs on some steel, aluminium and copper imports, lowering some tariffs on farming equipment and extending the lower rate to other equipment. In an…
05 Jun, 2026 0

The Dow leaps to a record as oil prices ease and US stocks outside of AI rally

Wall Street rallied Thursday after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on US stocks. Banks, small companies and other stocks that had earlier been left behind by the…
05 Jun, 2026 0

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warns foreign AI platforms can be used against Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that foreign artificial intelligence platforms could be used against Canadians. Carney said the defining technology of our era is here and said…
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03 Jun, 2026 0

US sanctions Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex

As part of the Trump administration's ongoing campaign to pressure Iran into a deal that would end an ongoing war with the US and Israel, the US placed sanctions on Iran's largest digital…