A practical scam warning that stays focused on prevention.
The piece treats Black Friday phishing and smishing as a plain warning about scam texts and emails that try to steal personal information during a busy shopping stretch.
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Welcome to Dollars and Sense, the only podcast in English about Puerto Rico's business community produced by News is my Business. Listen to our podcast series, featuring interviews with experts from a broad range of fields.
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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Dollars and Sense makes Puerto Rico's business climate legible through detailed interviews about markets, operating constraints, consumer risk, and private-sector priorities.
Dollars and Sense turns Puerto Rico's business conditions into grounded conversations about how companies, consumers, and industries operate on the island.
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A fake USPS delivery text gets read aloud, and your holiday shopping suddenly has a plot twist.
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- Michelle Cantrell Vasquez to ask a technology expert what to do with the scam texts you keep getting
- a realtor's answer to why your first home in Puerto Rico may be hard to buy
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Puerto Rico housing through real estate practice, policy pressure, and the realities of buying a first home.
The discussion centers on Puerto Rico's housing market and the hurdles tied to buying a first home, even as credit behavior on the island compares favorably with some U.S. cities.
A practical year-end look at Puerto Rico's business climate, with attention to 2024's leadership demands.
The discussion closes 2023 with a steady view of Puerto Rico's private sector, treating the long contraction since 2006 as background rather than a headline.
A grounded founder story about business, family, and the practical realities of building in Puerto Rico.
Michael Sinensky gives a straightforward account of building a business life in Puerto Rico, starting with his move to Dorado with his wife and three kids before laying out the two industries he says he works in there: WeShield, his medical supplies and supply chain logistics…
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Episodes
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Phishing! Smishing! Scamming!
Hidden gemBlack Friday sharpens the risk.
·32m·2 clips - 2
Puerto Rico's private sector wraps up active 2023; Bullish on 2024
2023 felt active.
·26m·2 clips - 3
Entrepreneur sees fertile ground in Puerto Rico
Entrepreneur Michael Sinensky discusses his move to Puerto Rico under Act 20/22 incentives, detailing his ventures including the experiential omakase restaurant Sushi Baibu and AI-driven supply chain company WeShield.
·19m·1 clip - 4
Tackling the challenges of Puerto Rico's real estate industry
Hidden gemPuerto Rico's first-home market looks squeezed.
·29m·1 clip - 5
COVID-19 changed the workplace; Labor laws now try to catch up
Hidden gemCOVID moved flexibility into the spotlight.
Nov 23, 2022·27m·1 clip - 6
President Biden delivers remarks about the federal government's commitment to Puerto Rico's recovery efforts
Oct 3, 2022·15m - 7
US Department of Labor keeping tabs on Puerto Rico's job market
Hsu says the Department of Labor believes "there's not a labor shortage" and that jobs have not been good enough to draw workers in.
Aug 22, 2022·24m·1 clip - 8
TSA ramps up technology at SJU airport for busy summer season.
Jun 27, 2022·24m - 9
Puerto Rico's ferry service sails into next phase of privatization
Aug 19, 2021·59m - 10
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman arrives to Puerto Rico to work with pharma, Act 20/22 sectors
Jun 30, 2021·39m - 11
ASM Global, operator of the 'Choliseo' and other entertainment venues, upbeat on reopening.
May 27, 2021·35m - 12
Our "Dollars & Sense" podcast series is BACK!
Apr 1, 2021·33m - 13
LUMA Energy CEO offers insights on P3 deal to run PREPA's grid
Jul 29, 2020·43m - 14
Paseo Caribe courting locals, tourists with renewed entertainment/dining proposal
Nov 13, 2019·22m - 15
FirstBank CEO says Santander acquisition is ‘transformational for the company’
Oct 23, 2019·18m - 16
Bureau of Economic Analysis says P.R.'s data now 'in line with the rest of the world'
Oct 17, 2019·24m - 17
EXCLUSIVE: FCC Chair Pai discusses historic $950M allocation for P.R./USVI
Sep 26, 2019·17m - 18
Invest P.R. poised to put island on the map
Aug 12, 2019·17m - 19
Private sector reacts to arrests on gov't corruption charges, 'TelegramGate'
Jul 14, 2019·1h 1m - 20
NIMB’s exclusive interview with Sir Richard Branson
May 23, 2019·6m - 21
The ins and outs of doing business with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
May 22, 2019·47m - 22
Causa Local brings access to capital closer to startups
May 20, 2019·26m - 23
P.R. IT Cluster’s ‘CIO & IT Leadership Conference ’19’ to focus on AI, cybersecurity
May 7, 2019·27m - 24
Centro para P.R. fights poverty, inequality; advances women’s role in society
May 1, 2019·20m - 25
Benefits of opening an IRA account as tax deadline looms
Apr 11, 2019·25m - 26
Liberty P.R. offers update on NBCUniversal channel blackout
Apr 6, 2019·15m - 27
Government of Puerto Rico, FEMA announce agreement to expedite recovery fund allocations
Mar 26, 2019·12m - 28
SBA pumping greater resources in Emerging Leaders program in P.R./USVI
Mar 8, 2019·18m - 29
P.R. Funders Network analyzes role of philanthropy in island’s recovery
Mar 2, 2019·23m - 30
Recap of today's lineup of stories in News is my Business
Jan 24, 2019·2m - 31
Recap of today's lineup of stories in News is my Business
Jan 23, 2019·2m - 32
Rosselló: Transportation issues between P.R-Vieques-Culebra to be resolved by summer
Jan 22, 2019·22m - 33
Recap of stories published today in News is my Business
Jan 22, 2019·2m - 34
Audio headlines for Jan. 21, 2019
Jan 21, 2019·2m