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Blockchain works by allowing digital information to be recorded and distributed across a network of computers then stored in blocks that hold sets of data and linked together through cryptography.

Blockchain tech set to add £4.5 billion to Scotland’s economy by 2030

Edinburgh has stayed in the top spot of the Colliers ranking thanks to its appeal as a popular leisure destination and secure underlying market fundamentals for investors.

Edinburgh UK’s top spot for hotel development: two Scottish cities join top ten

Elizabeth Holmes sentencing: Who is Theranos founder, who is her husband and is she in prison?

Elizabeth Holmes: Who is she, her husband and is she in prison?

Creepy morgue to be sold at auction with buyers warned to take ‘great care’ inspecting derelict property

Creepy morgue to be sold at auction with price starting at £55,000

22/03/23 Scotsman Investment Conference, Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh David Coombs of Rathbones. Image: Scott Louden

Investment Conference: Rising rates need a savvy response

Neve Learning aims to help training providers and organisations manage and deliver learning in a more inclusive way. Picture: contributed.

Glasgow agency seeks £1m for neurodiversity-friendly online learning platform

Google staff prevented the company from developing facial recognition software for the US military (Picture: David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)

New tech is posing ethical dilemmas that we must take a stand on

Graeme Williams of KPMG: 'Last year was a tough one for the investment market globally, but it’s no fluke that Scotland bucked the downward trend.'

Scottish private equity outperforms rest of UK after deals hit five-year high

Knight Frank said Edinburgh’s occupier market dynamics continue to bolster interest in the city.

2022 sees further recovery in Scotland's commercial property investment market

'If a company wants investment in the bank by September 2023, it will have to start raising in January,' says the Raising Partners boss. Picture: Elaine Livingstone.

Firms will have to get 'scrappy' to lock down funding in 2023

Investors will also be keen to see whether Next has noted an increase in shoppers using credit options to fund their purchases. Picture: contributed.

City forecast: high-street stalwart Next expected to report Q4 sales drop

Much of the growth in auction sales in 2022 was driven by demand for Scotch whisky costing between £100 and £1,000, which is typically home to younger investors as well as gift buyers.

Global demand for fine whiskies surges amid stock market turmoil

Colin Grant, Ross Lynn and Tom Cooper from Glengarry Community Benefit Society have opened up a share offer to build six off-grid eco cabins which will in turn fund projects that will create jobs, income and opportunities for local people in Lochaber.

'Fragile' Highland community seeks investors with £500 for tourism business

Royal Mail recently said it will consult on up to 6,000 redundancies as part of efforts to reduce full-time roles by 10,000, blaming industrial action for huge financial losses.

Royal Mail looks to cut letter deliveries as strike action leads to big losses

Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter in a $44bn deal.

Elon Musk visits Twitter headquarters carrying bathroom sink

'Scotland has a long history of ground-breaking innovation, and I’m proud to follow in those footsteps,' says Ava Innes founder Joan Johnston. Picture: Paul Campbell.

Elgin luxury textiles firm Ava Innes looking to sew up six-figure investment

Investors are said to need the cash to cope with soaring household bills. Picture: Jon Savage

Armchair investors cash in investments to cope with cost-of-living pressures

The shift to renewable power-generation is well under way, but more effort is needed to 'make a serious dent in' CO2 production globally, says Mr Richardson. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP/via Getty Images.

Broad shoulders of industry can provide decarbonisation muscle - comment

230-year-old WH Smith runs around 560 sites in the high street business, including this store in Dunfermline, Fife. Picture: Scott Reid

WH Smith buoyed by travel business but high street chain under pressure

Morgan Stanley opened its first Glasgow office in 2000, employing six people. Having grown to occupy two city centre office buildings, the bank moved in 2018 to a new purpose-built HQ building on Waterloo Street in the city’s International Financial Services District. Picture: Kieran Dodds

Morgan Stanley launches biggest ever graduate recruitment drive in Glasgow

Lyndsey O’Connor is a real estate partner, Shoosmiths

Buy to rent sector should continue to flourish despite uncertainty - Lyndsey O’C...

Mark Sterritt, UK Network Director - Scotland at the British Business Bank

Investors are walking the talk for Scottish businesses - Mark Sterritt

Aneeka Gupta, Director, Macroeconomic Research at exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree

Central banks take different paths to quell inflation - Aneeka Gupta

The bulk of Disney’s earnings are derived from its huge parks and experiences division. Picture: Damon Smith/PA Wire

Investors eye fairy tale results from Disney streaming service

Knight Frank said the current supply and demand imbalance for space in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow looks likely to continue, with the level of planned speculative developments insufficient to meet projected requirements in the years ahead.

Industrial property rental growth to outgun offices and retail for five years

Unilever's global reach means its Q1 figures will provide insight into the impact of cost and price rises on manufacturers and consumers. Picture: Getty Images.

Consumer goods giant Unilever to update on cost-of-living impact

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Game changer: Mike Haston

Haston Economics: Scots business expert launches capital raising ‘game-changer’

Major events like COP26 (pictured) 'have no doubt helped to put Scottish tech on the map,' the chair of Tech Nation believes. Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.

Scotland fostering UK’s next wave of tech talent - Stephen Kelly comment

'Oil has become a dirty word and the industry an anathema to activists and those whose opinions are founded... on misinformation,' says Mr Dalgarno. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images.

Oil and gas industry unfairly cast as villain on energy debate stage - comment

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Claudia Cavalluzzo, Executive Director of Converge

Vital that everything we do as businesses benefits environment and society - Cla...

The UK’s FTSE100 was the only market to remain below its pre-pandemic value during 2021 (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

What do the financial markets tell us about Brexit Britain? – David McMillan

A survey of more than 800 UK-based investors, all of whom have investments worth in excess of £10,000, excluding their property, savings and pensions, found that less than half consider sustainable investing to be a priority in their portfolio management. Picture: Jon Savage

Investors give cold shoulder to sustainable investments despite COP26

With stocks of rare and aged whisky in short supply, prices are expected to rise in 2022. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images.

Whisky investors will have much to toast in 2022, say experts

Mark Sterritt, UK Network Director, Scotland at the British Business Bank

Why access to finance and managing debt is key for Scotland’s small businesses -...

Aberdeen-headquartered FirstGroup operates one of the biggest bus fleets in the UK. Picture: John Devlin

FirstGroup 'more resilient and flexible' but road ahead remains bumpy

Vodafone, which has seen little change in its share price over the past year, is due to release its half-year results.

Investors look to Vodafone to dial up the right numbers

Squid Game cryptocurrency: Investors ‘scammed’ by Squid Game crypto - what happened, price and rug pull meaning (Image credit: Noh Juhan/Netflix)

A Squid Game-themed cryptocurrency has scammed investors - here's what happened

Chalet Sapphire, Morzine, France, £28,700-£53,300 per week. Picture: Yves Garneau

Luxury viewings: Choose a cool crib to chill out in

The period property at 37 Albyn Place in Aberdeen, which was extended in the mid-1990s and vacated by accountancy major KPMG last year, is said to have been 'comprehensively refurbished and reconfigured to provide energy efficient multi-let office accommodation'.

Refurbished Aberdeen office expected to sell for almost £4m in market boost

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Doug Crawford: Investment focus and priorities shift in response to pandemic and...

FirstGroup seals deal to offload iconic US Greyhound business to focus on UK

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg pictured during a demonstration of European youths to demand political action concerning climate change, organised by 'Youth for Climate', Friday 06 March 2020 in Brussels. BELGA PHOTO CHARLOTTE GEKIERE (Photo by CHARLOTTE GEKIERE/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Why global asset managers need to think Green - Betsy Williamson

Andy Simpson and David Robertson, Rare Whisky 101. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Investors toast rare Scotch whisky market amid forecast for record-breaking year

Nicola Sturgeon is playing political games over the timing of any future referendum on Scottish independence (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Sturgeon is playing political games with Scotland's future – Murdo Fraser MSP

The chain has been a major beneficiary of increased spending by homeowners during lockdown. Picture: contributed.

Dunelm set to confirm pandemic-related sales boost

Barratt will provide an update on current levels of buyer activity on its sites when it reports full-year figures.

Housebuilding giant Barratt to home in on site activity with latest update

When asked what has had an impact on the Scottish economy, 42 per cent say the move away from oil and gas to sustainable alternatives has been significant. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

Environmental impact number one factor for quarter of Scottish investors

SOLASTA Bio, a spinout company of the University of Glasgow, specialises in creating eco-friendly pesticides that don't harm important pollinators such as bees

Scottish firm leading the field in green pesticides

Professor Shireen Davies, CEO of Glasgow University spinout business Solasta Bio.

Glasgow Uni spinout lands £1.3m to develop next generation of green insecticides

Persimmon is one of the biggest housebuilders in the UK with a string of completed projects and development schemes in Scotland. Picture: Kimberley Powell

Housebuilding major Persimmon to assure investors over strength of margins

Morrisons is one of the UK's 'big four' supermarket operators, along with Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's. Picture: Mikael Buck/Morrisons

Consortium expects to clear competition rules for multi-billion Morrisons deal

RBS owner NatWest will be among the big high street banks to report figures this week. Picture: contributed.

Investors warned not to expect sizeable bank payouts

Asos was founded more than two decades ago and has grown to become one of the UK's biggest online success stories.

Easing of social restrictions expected to have benefited online fashion darling

Alasdair Crawley, Carl Barton and Michael Crawley of Fanbase. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh 'fan experience' and ticketing start-up nets £500,000 and top backers

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The last time Bruce Springsteen played in Edinburgh was in 1981 - and his loyal fans were delighted to welcome The Boss back to the Capital.

Springsteen at Murrayfield: A collective emotional experience for 60,000 fans

Rockall sits 200 miles west of the Outer Hebrides and is where adventurer Cam Cameron plans to spend the next 60 days. PIC: Óglaigh na hÉireann/CC.

Three men land on Rockall as 60-day survival challenge begins