Banking

• New Credit Law Allows Consumers to Request Information Freeze

  SAN JUAN – A new law will allow consumers to request credit bureaus to...

  • Posted January 12, 2016
• US Stocks end Mostly Higher, but Energy Sector hit by Slump in Oil

  The U.S. stock market mounted a last-minute comeback to close slightly higher on Monday,...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
• Markets to Face Slowing Company Profits After China Tumult

  NEW YORK – Tumult in China triggered the worst opening week for U.S. stocks...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
• 8 Reasons China and its President are off to a Rocky 2016

  BEIJING – Barely more than a week into 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping is...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
• EU: Belgium Gave Illegal Tax Breaks Totaling $760 Million

  BRUSSELS – The European Union has ordered Belgium to recover some $760 million in...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
• Evertec’s Red ATH Payments System Back Online After 2-hour Outage

  SAN JUAN — Island merchants were slowly getting access back online to Evertec’s Red...

  • Posted January 9, 2016
• US Consumer Borrowing Increases $14 Billion in November

  WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers boosted their borrowing in November, as higher credit card spending...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
• Swiss Central Bank Loses Billions from Currency Move

  GENEVA – The Swiss National Bank says it expects to post a massive loss...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
• China’s Market Turmoil: Worry, but Don’t Panic

  NEW YORK – There’s no reason for panic. Worry, yes, but not panic. That...

  • Posted January 7, 2016
• UK Warns of ‘Dangerous Cocktail’ of Economic Threats

  LONDON – Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn Thursday of a “dangerous cocktail”...

  • Posted January 7, 2016