- Ferry collides with harbour wall
- Pilot run for domestic abuse court
- Trial date for murder accused, 13
- Construction firm in liquidation
- Family blasts rally crash decision
- Implant victim issues scans appeal
- Sillars questions 'devo max' option
- MPs seek 'answers' on independence
- Independence 'key to growth boost'
- Unemployment rate up by 16,000
- Bid to rescue crisis-hit Rangers
- BAA warning on Heathrow hub plans
- Shop sales fall biggest since 1999
- Further fall in house prices: Study
- Man charged in house attack inquiry
- Marchers support same-sex marriage
- Toddler death case report released
- Two arrested after house drugs raid
- Sheridan in legal bid over damages
- First-time buyers seize duty bonus
Economics
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Bill Jamieson: An iMotto - a watched investment never boils
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Bill Jamieson: Tax cut would show UK means business
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George Kerevan: Is a £1 bonus for every £2 earned a good deal?
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Bill Jamieson: ‘By any measure, we are crawling along the bottom’
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George Kerevan: Stephen Hester bonus protest political, not economic
600 jobs under threat with Thomson Airways
THOMSON Airways has raised the prospect of hundreds of job losses after it started consulting staff on redundancies.
One in six of UK’s smallest firms expects to go under this year
MORE than one in four of the Britain’s micro-businesses expects to fold in the next two years, according to research published today.
1 commentPositive global news helps FTSE to bounce back
THE Footsie surged back through the 5,900 barrier last night after a report from an influential think tank raised hopes that the global recovery had reached a positive turning point.
Survey signals hope for troubled UK commercial property sector
SURVEYORS have detected glimmers of confidence in the embattled commercial property market as sentiment for the coming months turned positive for the first time in eight months, research has found.
Business angel finance soars to record heights
BUSINESS angel investment in Scotland reached record levels last year, more than making up for a small decline in cash from the public sector.
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Scots economy continues to grow, though momentum hard to find
The Scottish private sector started the year on the front foot, with both the manufacturing and service sectors eking out growth and creating jobs in the face of a flat UK economy, according to a survey published today.
2 commentsUK safe haven for emigres with £1 million to invest
Wealthy investors are flocking to Britain seeking a “safe haven” from turmoil in the Middle East and former Soviet countries.
Trucker training puts recruits in the driving seat
In these uncertain times, it is impossible to guarantee a job to everyone who enters training, but some industries know that they are going to need a lot of recruits in the near future.
Chance for all, but females must first muscle in on male-dominated trades
ONE of the best things about apprenticeships is that there is a determination to ensure they are open to everyone.
BAE to play down threat of shipyard closure
DEFENCE giant BAE Systems is poised to play down fears this week that it could close a Scottish shipyard as part of a review of the shipbuilding business if Scotland votes for independence.
1 commentOil price rise ‘may push up inflation rate’
A SPIKE in oil prices remains a concern and could fuel a renewed hike in the cost of goods leaving UK factories, analysts yesterday warned.
Fresh fears over Greek eurozone debt
EUROPEAN markets fell yesterday as a deal on Greek debt unravelled, raising the possibility that the debt-ridden country could imminently default and leave the euro.
Diageo toasts the taste of Scotch as emerging markets sales surge
SCOTCH whisky was the star turn of robust half-time results from spirits giant Diageo yesterday, as strong sales growth in emerging markets offset difficult trading in debt-laden Europe.
Bank of England pumps in extra £50bn but QE failing small firms say critics
CONCERNS were raised yesterday that companies are failing to see much benefit from an easing in credit conditions after the Bank of England voted to inject a further £50 billion into the financial system.
1 commentSome signs of life from troubled UK economy
FRESH signs of resilience in the economy emerged yesterday after official figures revealed a surprise jump in factory output while Britain’s trade deficit posted a sharp improvement.
Europe’s rates kept on hold
THE European Central Bank kept interest rates at 1 per cent yesterday to help the 17-nation eurozone stave off recession, while its president dodged questions on whether it could help Greece lighten its debt load.
Queen’s jubilee could add to UK economy woes
THE Queen’s diamond jubilee could knock economic growth in the UK, analysts have warned, despite the expected boost to retail and tourism.
Big push to create apprenticeships in UK companies
BUSINESS secretary Vince Cable will today kick off the UK government’s largest-ever effort to convince companies that they should take on apprentices.
Cash injection of £50bn aims to avert slump
BANK of England policy- makers are this week expected to pump at least £50 billion of fresh cash into the economy even though a double-dip recession is looking less likely.
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Bill Jamieson: Fiscal autonomy takes a pounding
WHATEVER your views on independence, First Minister Alex Salmond has set Scotland on its most important constitutional, political and economic journey for 300 years. The next two will see an intensifying scramble to seize the commanding heights of policy credibility.
13 commentsService sector set to reinforce hope of avoiding double-dip
Critical data out today was expected to show that Britain’s dominant services sector remained in growth territory last month, reinforcing hopes that a double-dip recession may yet be avoided.
Manufacturing upturn eases fears of double-dip recession hitting UK
UPBEAT manufacturing data on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday bucked the broader global trend for falling factory output, easing fears of a double-dip recession in the UK.
Manufacturing expands at fast pace
Manufacturers started 2012 on the front foot after figures today showed the sector expanded at the fastest pace since last March.
Gimme shelter: boom time for second homes
The number of second or “holiday” homes in the UK has grown in the last year despite a tough economic climate, a study has found.
1 commentMortgage approvals hit two-year high as debt is blitzed
MORTGAGE approvals rose to a two-year high in December, official figures showed, as borrowers continued to shrink their debts, repaying £400 million in personal loans.
3 commentsDunedin boss Marshall hopes for ‘orderly’ break-up of euro
The head of Scottish private equity firm Dunedin said yesterday that he expects the euro to break up, as EU leaders met in Brussels in the latest attempt to revive the continent’s ailing economy.
1 commentFirst-time buyers hit by rising living costs
First-time buyers are facing a squeeze – despite falling mortgage costs – due to rising living expenses.
Buyers ‘hold power’ in housing market
SIX out of ten of people wanting to move home believe the current market favours buyers, with Scots more likely to hold this opinion and Londoners the least likely, research released today shows.
Bill Jamieson: Shouting may be over, but a reputation may be lost
ANOTHER goading of public ire over bank bonuses at Royal Bank of Scotland; another huge political storm; and now, last night, after Labour threatened to bring the issue to a vote in the Commons, a capitulation by chief executive Stephen Hester. It has come too late to avoid serious questions about his judgment.
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Investors ‘will not decide on executive pay’
OTTO Thoresen, head of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), has dashed hopes that institutional investors will police soaring levels of pay among Britain’s biggest companies.
2 commentsOutsourcing giant Serco to axe up to 500 jobs but Scots escape cull
MORE than 800 job cuts were announced yesterday as outsourcing giant Serco consolidated functions following a series of acquisitions and administrators of Thamesteel cut most of its workforce.
24 Scots firms go to the wall every week
MORE than 24 businesses a week failed last year as a record number of Scots firms went to the wall.
Sir Mervyn King says recovery will be ‘long, arduous but ultimately successful’
BRITAIN’S recovery will be “arduous, long and uneven” as the government, businesses and households undergo the necessary pain of paying off debt, the governor of the Bank of England warned last night, after figures showed public sector debt topped £1 trillion for the first time.
2 commentsGDP figures set to foreshadow new recession
FEARS of a second recession are likely to heighten today as economists expect GDP figures to show the UK economy went into reverse during the final three months of last year.
Dividend payouts hit record level of £67.8bn
BRITAIN’S listed companies paid out record dividends in 2011, despite difficult economic conditions and recent evidence that more firms were struggling.
1 commentUK to reverse globalisation
THE UK and US will be the only major economies to see the globalisation process reverse this year as the process continues despite a faltering world economy.
Bill Jamieson: Easy to forget that down follows up
SO WHAT are a “better economy” and “socially responsible capitalism”, exactly? Once David Cameron and Ed Miliband have finished flashing their soundbites and defined more accurately what it is they want, how do we get there?
3 commentsManufacturing exports fall prompting calls for help
GROWTH in Scottish manufactured exports slowed again in the third quarter of last year, prompting business leaders to warn that more support will be needed from Holyrood if the government is to meet its targets.
Fidelity demands controls for boardroom pay
THE UK government’s campaign to curb excessive executive pay through shareholder power has drawn support from one of the world’s biggest asset managers.
Germany slows but avoids recession
The German government has scaled back its forecast for economic growth to just 0.7 per cent this year but still believes Europe’s biggest economy will avoid a recession.
Public-sector cuts hit firms
THE number of Scottish companies in financial trouble jumped at the end of last year as public-sector cutbacks began to bite, figures released today suggest.
China’s battle with inflation dents growth
China’s economy expanded at its weakest pace in two years during the closing months of 2011 as government measures to cool inflation hit growth.
- Rangers run into the ground as furious HRMC battles to claw back tax
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Rangers blame HMRC for driving club to brink of administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars
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