Business

Keith Duncan, CEO of JMMB Group. (Contributed)
July 31, 2026

JMMB’s Dom Rep arm deploys US$11m to solar, wind through fund

JMMB Group’s Dominican Republic (DR) fund management subsidiary has placed US$11 million (J$1.5 billion) in renewable energy investments through its Sustainable Energy Fund, marking one of the more…
PB Scott, chairman & CEO of Musson Group of Companies.
July 31, 2026 by Neville Graham

Seprod enters real estate with housing development in St Thomas

Seprod Ltd, the manufacturing conglomerate, plans to break ground on its first housing development, a joint venture with parent company Musson Group on 3,000 acres of agricultural land at Belvedere in…
Oran Hall
July 31, 2026

Oran Hall | Why Jamaican athletes should prepare for life after sports

Our athletes are busy, and there are opportunities for professionals and amateurs. Some are making good money, and others are on the cusp. But money can be fleeting and the active years relatively…
July 31, 2026

Charlene Ashley | 60 minutes or billions of dollars?

The United States House of Representatives has once again ignited the debate over Daylight Saving Time. Supporters want to stop changing clocks. Opponents worry about darker mornings, schoolchildren,…
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Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
July 31, 2026

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with US$90b in revenue

Microsoft posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, beating expectations and showing strong growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users. The Redmond,…
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The eBay app icon is seen on a smartphone in February 2023 in Marple Township, Pennsylvania.
July 31, 2026

eBay agreed to pay nearly US$50m to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

eBay Inc agreed to pay almost US$50 million to a Massachusetts couple in the US, who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026.
July 31, 2026

US economy grows at sluggish 1.5% in Q2 with inflation remaining high

The US economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5 per cent pace from April through toJune as rising imports weighed on growth, yet consumers continued to spend. And the Federal Reserve’s favoured measure of…
Business
July 31, 2026

Oil prices jump, Dow drops more than 1,100 as sinking AI stocks drag Wall Street lower

Oil prices got back to jumping on Wednesday, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control. The…
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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia, in August 2017.
July 31, 2026

Russia accuses Telegram CEO of aiding terrorism

Russian authorities said on Wednesday that tthey had charged Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism, the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the Internet…