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December 12, 2025
Johnson and Klemmer | The Federal Reserve’s other problem
The US Federal Reserve is much in the news currently, as White House pressure for lower interest rates calls the Fed’s independence into question. But lurking just behind the headlines is another…
December 12, 2025
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths, technology
China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ahead of a…
December 12, 2025
Police pull over a self-driving Waymo for illegal U-turn, but can’t ticket
Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket.…
December 12, 2025
Wigton to be twice as big after multibillion solar buildout
Wigton Energy Limited, which has set sights on becoming one of the largest owners of solar power in Jamaica, says it will take two years to build out the 70 megawatts of capacity. The company will…
December 12, 2025
by Steven Jackson
Hunt on for consultant to fix underperforming Tourism Linkages Network
The Ministry of Tourism plans to undertake a review of the Tourism Linkages Network, following revelations that the programme has not delivered on its core economic objectives. “The programme’s actual…
December 12, 2025
Lasco Manufacturing shelling out $1b to improve efficiency
Lasco Manufacturing Limited, LASM, will invest $1.1 billion by the end of 2026 to improve the efficiency of its operations. This investment is in addition to the $425 million spent on improvements in…
December 12, 2025
As outsourcing stalls, construction companies eyeing new growth sectors
With the outsourcing sector in Jamaica facing a level of uncertainty at this time, developers of real estate are putting their construction dollars towards space for other types of businesses. Dayton…
December 12, 2025
Anne Krueger | Trump’s effort to pick America’s corporate winners will end badly
For at least the last 150 years, state intervention in picking individual industries and firms to support has been shown to undermine productivity and weaken economic performance. When political…
December 12, 2025
Musk reports Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts
Six months after Elon Musk left the Trump administration, to the great relief of Tesla investors worried about boycotts, the world’s richest man has announced some good news: Sales of Tesla cars are…