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Scottish Business Briefing - Thursday 28 April, 2011
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BANKING & INSURANCE
Lloyds shareholders want perjury charges over HBOS
A SHAREHOLDER action group has asked government law officers to see if perjury was committed during court proceedings in which a case brought to prevent the merger of Lloyds TSB and HBOS collapsed (Scotsman).
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ECONOMY
Sir Tom Hunter strengthens links to investment group Sigma Capital
Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter strengthened his links to investment and property management outfit Sigma Capital with the appointment of his business partner James McMahon to the board yesterday (Scotsman).
Read all today's economics news from scotsman.com
FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTURE
Belhaven boost for Greene King in Scotland
SUFFOLK brewer Greene King said yesterday that its Belhaven estate in Scotland saw like-for-like sales grow by 4% for the 51 weeks to April 24, 2011 (Herald).
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INDUSTRY
Aggreko still powering ahead after it raises profit forecasts
SHARES in Aggreko continued their bullish run yesterday after the company upgraded its 2011 profit guidance on the back of strong trading in the first quarter (Scotsman).
Wolfson halves losses and targets end-of-year profit
WOLFSON Microelectronics, the Edinburgh-based maker of chips for a fast-growing number of the world's must-have electronic gadgets, has halved its first quarter losses and said it expects to be back in the black by the end of the year (Herald).
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MEDIA & LEISURE
STV shares surge on talk of divi return after 18m deal
SHARES in STV jumped almost 18 per cent yesterday after the broadcaster revealed it had reached an 18 million settlement with ITV following a long-running legal dispute (Scotsman).
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