Business

Protection against ‘undue risk’ in insurance sector

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Government has moved to protect citizens from undue risks and ensure the development of a robust insurance sector that will avoid crises such as experienced with Clico in 2009, said Finance and the Ec

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SEC to require mea culpas in some big settlements

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission says the agency will start requiring companies and individuals to admit wrongdoing in some big settlements.

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Witco goes up $1

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Overall market activity resulted from trading in 15 securities of which five advanced, one declined and nine traded firm.

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US stocks move up on news of low inflation

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

It’s all about the Fed. Still.

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Oil climbs above US$98 ahead of Fed policy news

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The price of oil rose above US$98 yesterday as traders awaited the latest word on both the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and US oil supplies.

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Google asks US secret court to lift gag order

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Google yesterday sharply challenged the US government’s gag order on its Internet surveillance programme, citing what it described as a constitutional free speech right to divulge how many requests it

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Simpson Miller wants nationals abroad to invest in Jamaica

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is calling on members of the Jamaican Diaspora to invest in the country saying also that foreign investors have shown their confidence by investing in mega project

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OECS countries seeking to comply with US tax law

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) says it is spearheading the establishment of a working group to ensure that financial institutions which operate within the Eastern Caribbean C

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