Around the Globe
World | Nov 26, 2021
Business
USA
|
Nov 24, 2021
Jerome Powell tapped for second term as Federal Reserve Chair
Business
USA
|
Nov 23, 2021
US challenges OPEC+ with coordinated release of oil from reserves
Business
JM
|
Nov 21, 2021
JTDA brokers partnership with London-based BCS, The Chartered Inst...
Business
USA
|
Nov 21, 2021
Coca-Cola announces landmark acquisition
Latest
Popular
Business
World
Nov 26, 2021
Oil prices plunge to two-month lows globally on COVID, surplus jitters
LONDON (Reuters) Oil prices worldwide dived more than five per cent on Friday, hitting a two-month low as a new COVID-19 variant spooked investors and added to concerns that a…
Business
USA
Nov 24, 2021
Jerome Powell tapped for second term as Federal Reserve Chair
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was nominated for a second four-year term by President Joe Biden on Monday (November 22), extending a tenure that began somewhat by chance, survived…
Business
USA
Nov 23, 2021
US challenges OPEC+ with coordinated release of oil from reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The United States said on Tuesday (November 23) it will release millions of barrels of oil from strategic reserves in coordination with China, India, South Korea, Japan and…
Business
JM
Nov 21, 2021
JTDA brokers partnership with London-based BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA) has brokered a partnership with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, a London-based organisation, which promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement…
Business
USA
Nov 21, 2021
Coca-Cola announces landmark acquisition
Coca-Cola has announced a landmark acquisition, which will significantly bolster the brand’s giant presence in the sports drink market. The Atlanta-based Coco-Cola Co. acquired the remaining 85 per cent stake…
Business
World
Nov 18, 2021
Oil nears six-week low globally as China readies crude reserve release
LONDON (Reuters) Oil prices worldwide slid to six-week lows on Thursday (November 18) before reversing course, as China said it was moving to tap reserves after a Reuters report that…
Business
World
Nov 15, 2021
World oil prices slide on expectations of higher crude supply
(Reuters) Global crude oil prices dropped on Monday (November 15), on expectations of increasing supply, while the recent surge in energy costs and rising coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are expected to…
Business
World
Nov 14, 2021
Dr Axel Kravatzky | Accountants saving the world
“Accountants will save the world,” said Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), almost ten years ago. He was speaking at a UN Conference on Sustainable Development lamenting that companies are required only to report how much money they have made, but not how they have made it.
Business
JM
Nov 12, 2021
Kesi Gardner lands role as Caribbean Liason for international luxury PR agency
After only a year and a half in operation, The Storyteller Agency Co. has expanded as the Caribbean liaison for an international PR communications firm, Aura Communications based in New…
Business
ARG
Nov 8, 2021
Argentine IT consultant, Baufest expands to Europe through acquisition
Argentinean information technology (IT) firm, Baufest has expanded to Europe through the acquisition of Madrid-based mobile app maker, Vanadis. The acquisition is seen as a bold bid by Baufest to gain wider access…
Business
LATAM
Nov 8, 2021
Heightened interest among global investors in Latin America’s burgeoning fintech industry
There is heightened interest among global investors in Latin America’s burgeoning fintech industry. This has manifested itself in Argentina’s start-up Pomelo, which has raised US$35 million from various investors with less than…
Business
USA
Nov 7, 2021
Twitter users vote in favour of Musk selling 10% of his Tesla stock
(Reuters) Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk should sell about 10 per cent of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9 per cent of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking…