Business

The Warner Bros water tower is seen at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California, Friday, December 5, 2025.
December 2025

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros, challenging US$72b offer by Netflix

Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery, initiating a potentially bruising battle with rival bidder Netflix to buy the company behind HBO, CNN and DC Studios, and the right to reshape much of the nation’s entertainment landscape.

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A WIP Energy fuel truck.
December 2025 by Neville Graham

WIP Terminal to list on JSE

West Indies Petroleum Terminal Limited, a fuel distribution company, will be listing its shares by introduction on the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The proposed listing covers up to…
December 2025

Cedric Stephens | Should taxpayers bear the burden of under-insured businesses?

‘SBAJ sounds SOS. Small businesses call for cash aid, loan freezes to jump-start commerce’. That statement summarises a request for help by the Small Business Association of Jamaica’s president to…
December 2025

Oran Hall | Putting debt under manners at year end

Christmas and the days around it are merry-but-costly days which can potentially bring harm to your financial well-being, even if there is additional income. Truth be told, it does not have to be that…
Ma Jun
December 2025

Ma and Kidney | Renminbi internationalisation closing the climate finance gap

As the United States renounces its climate commitments, a chain reaction of wavering pledges and scaled-back investments by other donors and multilateral institutions has followed. This trend raises…
In this June 24, 2021, photo, a visitor walks past portraits of DC Comics superheroes as she enters the ‘Action and Magic Made Here’ interactive experience at the Warner Bros Studio Tour Hollywood media preview in Burbank, California.
December 2025

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros studio and streaming business for US$72b

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and Friends, to buy its studio and streaming business for US$72 billion.
In the midst of Hurricane Melissa, a broken billboard stand is seen at the intersection of Port Royal Street and Ocean Boulevard in Kingston, on October 28, 2025.
December 2025

Stop calling it recovery! Business needs a different word

If you are a CEO in Jamaica, you could be using the wrong vocabulary. Like many, you are talking about “recovery”: getting back to where you were before the hurricane. But here’s some data: Sony…
An Indian government-run cybersecurity app ‘Sanchar Saathi’ is seen on a mobile phone in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
December 2025

India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones

India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices, according to a government order, raising concerns of data privacy…
Alfred Thomas, managing director of PMD Company Limited.
December 2025 by Neville Graham

Pioneer, now PMD, expanding through regional alliances

Pioneer Manufacturing Distribution Company Limited, now rebranded as PMD, has formed an alliance with ASE Integral to distribute the Colombian company’s Biro line of cleaning products in Jamaica and,…
Leather good operators work at the Prada factory in Scandicci, Italy, on Friday, November 28, 2025.
December 2025

Prada finalises purchase of fashion rival Versace

The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a US$1.375-billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada’s “ugly chic”…