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09 Sep, 2026
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Oil prices rose, while US stocks weakened Tuesday
US stocks were weakening on Tuesday in their return to trading from a three-day weekend after the latest fighting in the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. The S&P 500 fell 0.4 per cent. The…
09 Sep, 2026
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Australia wants to allow users to opt out of ‘personalised’ algorithms for social media
Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government on Tuesday that would let users have more control over what they see on…
09 Sep, 2026
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Rubis to install 8 MW solar
Rubis, global fuel distributor, signed a deal to install an 8-megawatt (MW) capacity solar plant in Jamaica in June, part of a renewable energy push that accompanied half-year financial results…
09 Sep, 2026
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China’s Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York
Huawei Technologies, a leading Chinese tech company, faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal US trade secrets, committed wire and bank…
09 Sep, 2026
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Japan protests as China slaps new measures against its exports of a key chipmaking material
Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese…
09 Sep, 2026
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Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, focuses on safety and privacy
Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company’s…
09 Sep, 2026
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PBS Group takes full control of Trinidad Systems Limited
PBS Group, which operates the Xerox distributorship across the Caribbean and Latin America, has completed its acquisition of Trinidad Systems Limited (TSL). The company purchased the remaining 55 per…
08 Sep, 2026
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Jaguar Land Rover will cut 4,000 jobs to reduce costs and compete with China
Jaguar Land Rover said Monday it would cut 4,000 jobs across its global workforce as it tries to cut costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers. Britain’s biggest automaker said the job cuts…
06 Sep, 2026
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Barita upgraded by rating agency
Barita Investments Ltd has been upgraded one notch by regional ratings agency CariCRIS, lifting the brokerage into the top creditworthiness band available to Jamaican obligors and putting it a step…