A more 'aggressive'Guardian: Targets growth through innovation
Guardian Life Limited, the second largest of five life insurance businesses in Jamaica, is looking to drive revenue growth, and has decided that innovation is the best strategy to get there.
National Housing Trust amnesty ends Dec
The National Housing Trust has extended its amnesty programme to December 31.
Why the S&P rating must be taken seriously
In October 2008, Standard and Poor's maintained its 'B" rating of Jamaica's external debt but changed its outlook for this rating from 'stable' to 'negative'.
JMMB unfazed by $2b write-down: Profit soars on CMMB sale
Jamaica Money Market Brokers in its unaudited six-month financial results came close to tripling its net profit to $1.1 billion, despite a write-down of $1.9 billion on its investment portfolio from holdings with failed US...
240,000 jobs lost in October, 1.2m in a year: Auto sector warns of more cuts to come
The United States unemployment rate is at a 14-year high, and the job cuts are still rolling in.General Motors reported a massive third-quarter loss and says it may run out of cash next year, and Ford is planning...
Diabetes and motor insurance: A duty to disclose
Question: I am a 46-year-old sales manager.
Experimenting with the peso: One town's experiment gives Cuban peso real value
An experiment in the eastern city of Bayamo is letting average government workers enjoy a few things only foreigners and monied Cubans usually can afford: a good burger, a kicking jazz bar and stiff...
Understanding investment terms
I spent my entire day listening to BBC Radio, staring at JSE Index and reading financial news.
Interbank lending rates fail to match cuts
Lending interest rates between banks in Europe fell Friday but not as steeply as the benchmark rates that were cut the day before by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
Drilling on US lands could be faster - report
The United States government is not doing enough to expedite drilling in federal waters and on public lands, according to a report issued Tuesday by congressional investigators.In a review of the 55,000 federal oil and gas leases issued to energy...
GM reports a loss of US$2.5 billion
DETROIT, Michigan (AP):General Motors Corporation (GM) on Friday said it lost US$2.5 billion in the third quarter and warned that it could run out of cash in 2009 if the United States (US) economic slump continues and it doesn't get government aid.GM...
Quick marketing tools to drive profits
Though usually seen as a long- term option, marketing can also increase profits in the short-term.
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