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Rachel Kirlew 2018-08-03T19:21:24-05:00
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Overseas Headlines – August 3, 2018
Rachel Kirlew 2018-08-03T12:35:48-05:00Date: August 3, 2018 United States: Fed Describes Economy as ‘Strong’ for the First Time Since 2006 So long, modest, moderate and solid. Strength is making a comeback. The Federal Reserve described economic activity as “strong” in Wednesday’s statement, the first time it’s done so since it called it “quite strong” in May 2006 --
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Government Operations Results for June 2018
Rachel Kirlew 2018-08-02T17:37:15-05:00Date: August 2, 2018 Government Operations Results for June 2018 For the period of April 2018 to June 2018, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $140.68 billion, $596 million more than the Government’s projection. Furthermore, year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 11.8% relative to the $125.84 billion recorded for the
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LASM reports 77% increase in first quarter net profit
Rachel Kirlew 2018-08-02T14:25:33-05:00Date: August 2,2018 Lasco Manufacturing Limited (LASM) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 recorded an increase of $222.67 million or 15% in total revenue to total $1.73 billion, relative to the $1.51 billion recorded for the comparable period in 2017. Cost of sales amounted to $1.12 billion (2017: $1.03 billion) for the quarter,
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Overseas Headlines- August 2, 2018
Rachel Kirlew 2018-08-02T12:22:53-05:00Date: August 2, 2018 United States: Fed Leaves Key Rate Unchanged With Economy Growing at ‘Strong Rate’ Federal Reserve officials left U.S. interest rates unchanged and stuck with a plan to gradually lift borrowing costs amid “strong” growth that backs bets for a hike in September. Economic activity has been “rising at a strong rate,”
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PBS reported US139,000 for six months net profit
Rachel Kirlew 2018-07-31T15:41:27-05:00Date: July 31, 2018 Productive Business Solutions Limited (PBS) for the six months ending June 30, 2018 reported a marginal increase in revenues from US$83.40 million for the 2017 period to US$83.47 million in 2017, 0.1% increase. For the quarter, revenues increased 1% to total US$41.27 million relative to US$40.96 million the prior quarter. Direct
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Overseas Headlines- July 31, 2018
Rachel Kirlew 2018-07-31T12:52:19-05:00Date: July 31, 2018 United States: Treasury Sees Second-Half U.S. Borrowing at Most Since 2008 The Treasury Department predicted the U.S. government’s borrowing needs in the second half of this year will jump to the most since the financial crisis a decade ago as the nation’s fiscal health deteriorates despite a strong economy. The department
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Overseas Headlines- July 30, 2018
Rachel Kirlew 2018-07-30T12:32:44-05:00Date: July 30, 2018 United States: Powell to Duck Trump Jabs and Let Economy Justify Fed Rate Pause President Donald Trump is casting a long political shadow over this week’s meeting of the Federal Reserve. No increase in interest rates is expected when officials gather on Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, according to pricing in
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CCC reports 5% decline in six months net profit
Rachel Kirlew 2018-07-27T21:11:15-05:00Date: July 27, 2018 Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018, reported total revenue amounting to $8.77 billion, up from $8.08 billion reported a year ago. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation & amortization (EBITDA) amounted to $2.30 billion, an increase of 58% relative to $1.46 billion for the prior year’s