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12 Aug, 2026
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Copa profits halve as fuel costs bite, but Panama hub deepens Jamaica-Latin America connectivity
Copa Holdings, the parent company of Copa Airlines, reported a halving of its profit in the second quarter of 2026, but the Panama-based carrier maintained its position as the primary airline link…
12 Aug, 2026
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Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort
The president’s media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views. Trump Media &…
12 Aug, 2026
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Vietnam’s VinSpace signs deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027
Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace said on Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its first satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX ride-share mission in 2027, as the Southeast Asian…
12 Aug, 2026
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Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision on Monday of what he said artificial intelligence (AI) can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has their own, all-knowing AI agent…
11 Aug, 2026
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US stocks slip below their records as oil prices rise 5%
The US stock market slipped below its all-time high while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 fell…
09 Aug, 2026
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Jamalco unplugs from grid, power turbine set to save up to US$28m a year
Century Aluminum Company brought a new power-generation turbine online at its Jamalco alumina refinery in Clarendon at the beginning of August, enabling the plant to generate all its own electricity,…
09 Aug, 2026
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Women run the workforce, while men lead at the board level, VM Group data shows
Women account for nearly three-quarters of the workforce at VM Group – among the island’s oldest financial entities – but that ratio flips at the board level, according to the company’s 2025 annual…
09 Aug, 2026
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CDB funds feasibility study on CARICOM regional stock exchange
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$100,000 grant to study whether a single regional stock exchange could deepen capital-market integration across the Caribbean, an initiative that…
09 Aug, 2026
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Yaneek Page | Extraordinary wealth in a small economy – a confession
Every extraordinary fortune tells a story, especially in a small economy where wealth is easier to see than to understand. The question then is whether we have the collective courage to read it. In…