U.S.:U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief expects basic NAFTA deal by mid-2018The United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to reach a basic accord over reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by the middle of next year, the head of the biggest U.S. business lobby group said on Sunday. The future of the deal

Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) has advised that on April 13, 2017 two Officers sold a total of 5,164 SGJ shares under the Employee Share Ownership Program.

Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (SJ) has advised that on April 18, 2017, two Executives exercised their options to purchase a total of 1,208,595 SJ shares under the SJ Long Term Incentive Scheme.

1834 Investments Limited (1834) has declared an interim dividend of $0.08 per share payable on May 30, 2017 to shareholders on record as at May 5, 2017. The ex-dividend date is May 3, 2017.

U.S.:U.S. growth to be muted as doubts rise on Trump’s policy liftU.S. economic growth will not achieve the new administration's 3 percent goal this year or next, even if some fiscal stimulus and changes to tax laws are implemented, according to economists in a Reuters poll. Those expectations surfaced amid doubts about President Donald Trump's

Kingston Properties Limited (KPREIT) has advised that its Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, 85 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5.

Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (SJ) has declared an interim dividend of $0.70 per share payable on May 5, 2017 to shareholders on record as at April 24, 2017. The ex-dividend date is April 20, 2017.

Jamaican Teas Limited (JAMT) has advised that a Director sold 230,153 JAMT shares on April 12, 2017.

U.S.:Fed could ease regulatory burden on bank boards of directors: PowellThe Federal Reserve could ease the regulatory burden it puts on the boards of directors of banks, Fed Governor Jerome Powell said on Thursday. Powell said the possible changes would be aimed at allowing boards of directors to focus on banking strategy rather than an

U.S.:U.S. Tax Cuts May Lead Companies to Take Too Much Risk, IMF SaysTax cuts and financial deregulation proposed by the Trump administration could embolden American companies to boost risk taking to undesirable levels, the International Monetary Fund warned. President Donald Trump has proposed cutting the corporate income-tax rate to 15 percent and taxing offshore earnings