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December 12, 2025
Forex dealings boost MFS bottom line
MFS Capital Partners Limited has doubled its earnings in the September quarter, with foreign exchange trading emerging as a key driver of profitability. Revenue in the period rose to $41.43 million,…
December 12, 2025
Haiti transitional government adopts key law to hold general election
Haiti’s transitional presidential council has backed an electoral law in the latest step towards holding a general election for the first time in nearly a decade. The approval late Monday means that…
December 12, 2025
AI’s impact could worsen gaps between world’s rich and poor, says UN report
Behind the hoopla over the promise of artificial intelligence lay difficult realities, including how such technology might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world. A new report by…
December 12, 2025
by Steven Jackson
JSE stocks down, but US equities market shines post-Melissa
Amid continuing market softness, US equities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange notched substantial gains in value, growing their market capitalisation by nearly eight per cent in the first month following…
December 12, 2025
Katharina Pistor | Creative destruction should not spare commercial banks
Money is an enigma. But if there is one thing we know for sure, it is that money begets money. The best way to make more of it is to control the money-making machine, as traditional banks have done…
December 12, 2025
by Neville Graham
First Rock reaps from REIT
First Rock Real Estate Investments Limited, FREI, has turned the corner in its third quarter, posting a modest profit after a bruising 2024. The company’s pivot to a REIT, or real estate investment…
December 12, 2025
Berger enters peak paint season with high market uncertainty
Berger Paints Jamaica Limited entered the final quarter of 2025 on a strong footing, with a near one-fifth spike in revenue in the July-September period, and a five per cent gain year-to-date,…
December 12, 2025
by Neville Graham
IronRock shrugs off Q3 loss, foresees better outcomes at year end
IronRock Insurance Company Limited has reported losses of $10.13 million for the third quarter ended September 2025, reversing a profit of $7.8 million in the corresponding period last year. But CEO…
December 12, 2025
Mayberry bleeds $750m in third quarter as stocks slide
Mayberry Group Limited, a provider of investment banking and wealth management services, posted a net loss of $751.4 million for the September third quarter, compared to a profit of $145 million in…