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Day: 14 December 2017

Tie-up in renewables sector

Atlantis and billionaire Gupta in energy deal

Tim Cornelius Atlantis Resources
Atlantis Resources has agreed a deal with steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta that will see the emergence of a new energy group.

Scottish Budget and reaction

Mackay: Scots now ‘fairest and lowest taxed in UK’

Derek Mackay at Hoyrood
Full round-up and analysis: Income tax + help for homebuyers + schools to pay rates + business rates reform + affect on pensions + growth forecasts

Media mogul in surprise sale

Disney buys Murdoch’s Fox empire for $52bn

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Rupert Murdoch has signalled the end of an era by agreeing the sale of most of his media empire to Walt Disney.

As I See It

Flawed appeal to halt RBS branch closures

Terry smiling
Ian Blackford , the SNP's Westminster leader, was in thundering form in the Commons, accusing the Royal Bank of Scotland of betraying taxpayers who bailed it out back in 2008. It's an admirable gesture that will receive widespread support, even though it betrays a little economic naivety.

Developer wants extra floor

Extension ‘would ease city office shortage’

2 Semple St
The developer of an office building in Edinburgh’s Exchange District wants to add an extra floor to help alleviate the capital’s chronic shortage of top grade space.

Change at top of diagnostics firm

Omega founder and CEO Shepherd steps down

Omega
Omega, the Scottish medical diagnostics company, has announced that its founder and chief executive is stepping down

New board appointment

Powerleague’s Spence hired as Collagen CFO

Hilary Spence
Stem cell company Collagen Solutions has appointed a Scottish-qualified chartered accountant as chief financial officer.

MPC votes for no change...

Bank’s interest rate setters focus on EU talks

London Stock Exchange
The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged today as attention focused on its views of Brexit developments.