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THE latest updates from the business world including Highland Heathers calling in the receivers and Apple becoming the most valuable company.Heather company calls in receiverMORE than 40 people are to...
View ArticleBook now: US retailer to launch e-book in UK
COMPETITION in the electronic book market is set to intensify this autumn when US retailer Barnes & Noble launches its Nook product in the UK.The device, which has been available in the US since...
View ArticleJobseekers startled by ‘weird’ questions
TWO out of five jobseekers have been asked a “weird” question during an interview, such as “How would you get an elephant into a fridge?”, new research shows.A survey of 1,000 adults by recruitment...
View ArticleSlip into the red may cost you £900
ADDITIONAL charges of hundreds of pounds a year “shatter the myth” of free banking, watchdogs have warned.Which? found some customers are paying up to £900 a year for being overdrawn for two days a...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTURENicolson brings...
View ArticleOman pipeline losses hold back profits at Wood Group
Bigger-than-expected losses on a pipeline maintenance contract in Oman took the shine off a 56 per cent rise in interim profits at Wood Group.The Aberdeen-based energy service firm posted a profit of...
View ArticleFamily homes boost profits at Persimmon
Interim profits at construction company Persimmon jumped by 65 per cent after the firm concentrated on building family homes in posh areas to overcome the sluggish housing market.The York-based...
View ArticleLower gold prices dent pawnbroker’s profits
Tumbling gold prices have dented profits at Britain’s biggest chain of pawnbrokers, according to figures released today.H&T Group put faith in its core pawn-broking business to offset the effect of...
View ArticleUK economy: Rise in borrowing casts doubt on George Osborne’s deficit...
A SHOCK rise in borrowing in July will cast doubt on the Treasury’s deficit reduction strategy.• Net borrowing £600m in July - an increase of £3.4bn on same month last year• Net debt - the sum of all...
View ArticleOfcom allows owner of T-Mobile and Orange to launch 4G services early
COMPETITION in the mobile phone market looks set to intensify as the owner of T-Mobile and Orange is set to steal a march on its rivals after being given permission to launch superfast mobile...
View ArticleVirgin aims to connect Scottish airports with Heathrow
SIR Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline is going head-to-head with arch-rival British Airways by launching its first domestic flights, and will step up the fight to launch services between...
View ArticleMarkets: Iraqi oil field sale pushes Heritage
HERITAGE Oil soared to the top of the risers’ board on Tuesday after selling a stake in one of its Iraqi oil fields to fund developments in Nigeria and avoid a giant rights issue.Shares in the FTSE 250...
View ArticleLonmin backs down over sack threat to strikers
Platinum miner Lonmin said one in five of its wildcat strikers reported for duty yesterday, following an outbreak of violence at its South African mine that saw 34 workers shot by police.In all, around...
View ArticleMEPs back campaign over sheep identification
Scottish sheep farmers will have to hope that the politicians in Brussels get through the mountain of proposals for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy in order to unearth ones aimed at bringing...
View ArticleEverything Everywhere’s 4G approval sparks rivals’ fury
Britain’s telecoms regulator was yesterday accused of showing “careless disregard” for customers after giving the owner of Orange and T-Mobile the go-ahead to roll out faster mobile internet services...
View ArticleUniversity pulls in £250m in outside funding
EDINBURGH University has broken the Scottish record for attracting the most funding in a single year after bringing in £250 million from charities, government and industry.The figure was up 37 per cent...
View ArticleDigital roadmap will begin delivering for Johnston Press
Johnston Press, publisher of The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News, said plans to put digital at the heart of the business would begin delivering results from the end of this...
View ArticleFisher profits in 21% surge
SHARES in marine engineer James Fisher & Sons shot up yesterday on the back of a 21 per cent rise in first-half profit as it fulfilled a number of major contract deliveries.Underlying pretax...
View ArticleSoros scores with 2% Man Utd stake after club’s controversial flotation
Billionaire George Soros has acquired a near-2 per cent stake in Manchester United following the football club’s controversial initial public offering earlier this month.The veteran investor’s hedge...
View ArticleCourt throws out claim against bank over interest rate swaps
Companies’ hopes of securing compensation for mis-sold interest rate swaps were dealt a serious blow yesterday after the Court of Session threw out a case brought by a property developer.Grant Estates,...
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