5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (287+ words) Every year, thousands of founders spend weeks agonising over a company name. They test it on friends, mock it up in a logo, run it past a business partner over coffee. Then, on the morning they plan to register, they…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (600+ words) Ithaca Energy, which has stakes in six of the ten largest fields in the North Sea and two of the largest pre-development fields, including Rosebank, has been promoted to the FTSE 100 Index. EasyJet has rejoined the top index, but its…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (175+ words) BP has appointed Ian Tyler as chair of the company following an extensive search process, including both internal and external candidates. The former chair of Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy, now Capricorn Energy, will assume the role immediately. He will aim to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (473+ words) Energy prices will rise by 4% from October – about £60 a year to £1,723 – for a typical household using electricity and gas and paying by Direct Debit. It means prices will be at their highest level for three years, under regulator Ofgem’s price…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (547+ words) Low carbon houses being built in the south of Scotland will use panels manufactured in a pioneering process from recycled glass. VASO Manufacturing’s HQ in Dumfries and Galloway has been given the green light for an affordable housing project on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) The number of companies in Scotland in “critical financial distress” is more than twice the national average, according to an alarming new report. Second quarter figures from insolvency specialist BTG Consulting shows a 20.5% surge in firms falling into the category…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (706+ words) JD Sports Fashion, the leisurewear group, has issued a profits warning after its second quarter sales took another downward turn. Group organic sales declined 1.3% in the period, a worsening from the previous quarter’s 0.1% decrease, with like-for-like sales down 3.1%. UK sales…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (874+ words) British executives often arrive in Dubai with assumptions shaped by cities like London, Manchester, or Edinburgh. In those cities, you can function perfectly well without a car. The tube works. Black cabs are abundant. Walking between meetings in the city…...