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Day: 4 May 2017

Opportunity for young start-ups

Rasul launches £25,000 ‘PropTech’ challenge

Shaf Rasul
Scots businessman Shaf Rasul is inviting budding entrepreneurs to take up the ‘PropTech Innovation Challenge’..

Energy stocks fall in nervous market

Oil price slumps 5% on faltering output deal

Brent Oil field
A fall in crude oil prices wiped out the gains made since a deal to cut production was agreed last November...

'I can't stand up much' says Prince

Duke of Edinburgh to retire from public duties

Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is to retire from royal duties in the autumn, Buckingham Palace announced today...

Fund manager strengthens team

Hair and Ashcroft promoted at SL Wealth

John Hair
Standard Life Wealth, the discretionary fund manager, has promoted John Hair to chief investment officer, and Julie-Ann Ashcroft to head of investments, alongside Darren Ripton. Reporting directly to Richard Charnock,Read More

Head coach delighted

Townsend adds Blair to Scotland backroom staff

Incoming Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has added Glasgow Warriors Skills Coach Mike Blair – the country’s most-capped scrum-half and former captain – to his coaching team ahead of theRead More

Scale-up Summit

‘Go for growth’ is message from Summit leaders

Mark Hogarth
Scotland's small businesses were today urged to move into 'scale-up' phase by business leaders, from traditional to modern, keen to pass on their experiences...

Hotel chain moves into Scotland

Five hotels sold as low pound drives demand

Alexandra Hotel Oban
An overseas hotel chain has made a big move into Scotland has the low pound drives demand...

Former British Lion

Interview: Gavin Hastings

Gavin Hastings
We can be heroes

Latest market figures

Trading updates: Next, Shell, Morrisons, HSBC

Next
A number of blue chip firms report figures today...here's a summary

Warning of advertising slowdown

Facebook reaching quarter of world population

Facebook
A quarter of the world’s population now use Facebook, helping to push up profits by 76% in the first three months of the year, to £2.4 billion. The number ofRead More