Business
December 28, 2025
Virtual reality opens doors for elderly to build closer connections in real life
Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures. But they can still be…
December 28, 2025
Managing High Demand but Slow Cash Flow Post-Melissa
Question: Since the hurricane, you would expect that business is booming for us but it’s not. We have a lot of inquiries, we are bogged down with evaluating repair jobs and providing estimates for…
December 28, 2025
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange weekly bulletin for the week ending December 26, 2025.
December 28, 2025
Asian shares were mixed and thin
Asian shares were mixed Thursday in thin holiday trading, with most markets in the region and elsewhere closed for Christmas. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 50,407.79. It has…
December 26, 2025
Models shine but revenues ebb at Pulse
Pulse Investments Limited has reported a decline in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, despite its models getting placements in high-profile events. It underscores challenges for the…
December 26, 2025
GraceKennedy to acquire makers of Tastee cheese
GraceKennedy Ltd (GK), the Jamaica-based food and finance conglomerate, has taken full control of Dairy Industries Jamaica Limited (DIJL), the maker of the iconic Tastee Cheese brand. GK will acquire…
December 26, 2025
Baked-in costs at Honey Bun’s new facility burns cash
Honey Bun Ltd closed its September 2025 year with higher sales but a markedly thinner bottom line, as the commissioning of its new Angels, St Catherine bakery drew heavily on cash, borrowings, and…
December 26, 2025
Sony buys majority stake in ‘Peanuts’ comic for US$457m from Canada’s WildBrain
Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41 per cent stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic Peanuts and its character,s including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada’s…
December 26, 2025
US consumers’ confidence weakened
Consumers’ confidence in the US economy was shaken in December as Americans grew anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The Conference Board said on…