Burt and Mathewson abandon HBOS campaign

Sir Peter Burt and Sir George Mathewson give up attempt to gain control of HBOS Read

Dawson in talks to sell cashmere yarn spinning business to Chinese company

Ningxia Zhongyin Cashmere interested in Todd & Duncan arm but commits to keeping jobs in Scotland Read

British Polythene Industries hit by construction woes

Further cost savings expected as 50 redundancies at English factories confirmed Read

New chief executive for Optos

Roy Davis replaces Thomas W. Butts Read

Nardini's in administration

Iconic Largs restaurant in trouble Read

Report predicts more than 72,000 jobs could be lost in Scotland

University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute economic commentary makes grim reading Read

Trading at stv on course

New management line up also confirmed Read

More pain for Royal Bank of Scotland

Earnings drop by eight per cent and a further £206 million of writedowns Read

Sales up at Walkers Shortbread

Profits fall as company is hit by rising raw material costs Read

Trump gets go ahead

Golf and hotel project for Aberdeenshire approved Read

HBOS raises writedown figure to £5.2 billion

But Lloyds TSB takeover still on course Read

Mandelson clears Lloyds merger with HBOS

Business Secretary says deal is in the public interest Read

Profits up seven per cent at Willam Grant

Whisky sales going strong Read

Forth Ports cautious over property

But core business remains strong Read

AEGON says Dutch government funding won't affect Scottish operation

Insurance giants adamant Edinburgh jobs safe after it takes £2.36 billion Read

Alliance Trust appoints new chief executive

Katherine Garrett-Cox promoted from chief investment officer Read

Curtis Fine Papers goes into administration One of Scotland’s oldest companies went into administration yesterday with the loss of 180 jobs after being hit by the credit crunch. more