Business

Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a US$85-billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the country. The proposed merger, announced...

For decades, the United States was the champion of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. Of course, there were glaring discrepancies between rhetoric and reality: during the Cold War, the US overturned democratically elected governments in...

Manufacturing and distribution company Seprod Limited is looking to extract maximum benefit from its acquisition programme over the last two years. Reporting to shareholders on Monday, CEO Richard Pandohie said since the company’s last annual...

A Hong Kong conglomerate that had agreed to sell its two ports at the Panama Canal said on Monday it may seek a Chinese investor to join a consortium of buyers, a move that could please Beijing but bring more scrutiny by Washington to the...

NCB Financial Group Limited, operator of Jamaica’s largest commercial bank, has received a ‘B’ rating for its pending US$225 million debt issue on the international capital markets, the proceeds of which will primarily refinance existing borrowings...

The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” where solar and wind power will become even cheaper and more widespread, according to two United Nations reports released Tuesday, describing a bright spot amid otherwise...

Sports men and women going abroad to make capital of their skills is not new; it is just on a higher scale. Their primary reason for doing so has not changed – they are driven primarily by the desire to make themselves and their families better...

Portland JSX Limited will now invest directly into businesses rather than pool with other funds. “Going forward, PJX has transitioned from a fund-based investment model and will pursue a strategy focused on direct investments,” the company said in...

There are thousands of illegal marijuana farms around the country. But when the federal government decided to stage one of its largest raids since President Donald Trump took office in January, it picked the biggest legal grower in California....

A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard Rock casino complex next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets. Eight projects are bidding for up to three...

The Guyana government on Tuesday launched the first-ever crop insurance programme for rice farmers, with President Irfaan Ali saying that it will provide free coverage for 6,000 rice farmers across Guyana, particularly those most vulnerable to the...

The Hershey Company and other chocolate makers are continuing to hike prices, saying a volatile cocoa market gives them no choice. Hershey, the maker of Reese’s, Whoppers, barkThins and other chocolate candies, said on Wednesday that it will be...