Still a sellers' market
WHILE THE Jamaican real estate market continues to be robust for the last six months potential homeowners are still challenged to find properties.
Alcatel set to buy Lucent
Reuters: ALCATEL IS in talks to buy smaller American rival Lucent Technologies and create the world's biggest telecoms equipment company with combined sales of ¤21 billion (US$25.33 billion).
Google jumps on news of S&P 500 entry
NEW YORK (Reuters): GOOGLE Incorporated's planned addition to the influential Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 index boosted its stock as much as eight per cent on Friday, but raised fresh concerns over the stock's volatility and an uneven flow of...
Real estate prices lag in Portmore
PORTMORE, THAT sprawling urban spread a stone's throw from Kingston, has not benefited from the rapid appreciation in housing prices which the other major urban areas have experienced over the past 18 months.
Advice to prospective homeowners
ONE THE biggest mistakes a homeowner can make is to borrow the downpayment and closing costs. That's the word from the assistant vice-president for operations at the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Gavin Lowe.
GovStrat to host seminar
THE CORPORATE training and management advisory firm, GovStrat Limited, will be hosting a training seminar, 'Managing Corporate Repu-tation, Image and Identity' on March 28-29 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
What is your risk appetite?
FINANCIAL ADVISERS live by the mantra of asset allocation which they argue allows you to spread your investments among different classes while minimising risk.
New home sales tumble
REUTERS: SALES OF new U.S. homes plunged 10.5 per cent in February, the biggest drop in nearly nine years, while prices fell and the number of homes on the market hit a record high, the government said on Friday in a report ...
Dominican Republic woos UK
THE FIRST-EVER official visit to the United Kingdom by a president from the Dominican Republic has just ended.
Creating wealth through investing
INVESTING CAN be considered as preparation for financial health. As children we learn from our elders that we must save for a rainy day.
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