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No more planes to be built

Airbus abandons A380 superjumbo after orders slide

Airbus A380
No more superjumbos will be built (pic: Airbus)    European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will stop making its A380 “superjumbo”, the world’s largest passenger aircraft after Emirates, its biggest customer, reduced itsRead More

Sturgeon announces winning bid

Scotland to host foreign investors from around the world

Edinburgh Castle
Hosting the World Forum will expose Scotland to global investors (pic: Terry Murden)   Scotland has won in its bid to host the 2022 World Forum for foreign direct investment,Read More

Car firm given assurances

UK offered Nissan £61m Brexit fallout ‘protection’ in 2016

Greg Clark Commons Nissan debate
Britain promised £61 million of assistance to Nissan in 2016 to help protect the car manufacturer from any Brexit fallout, it has emerged. Business secretary Greg Clark, pictured, made aRead More

Deal with private equity firms

Total lining up £1bn sale of North Sea gas field stake

Total at Laggan
Two private equity firms are expected to acquire a stake in the giant Laggan-Tormore gas field in a £1 billion deal with French operator Total. The sale to Albion EnergyRead More

US-China tensions rise

Huawei faces criminal charges of stealing US trade secrets

Huawei
Huawei denies any wrongdoing (pic: Huawei website) Tensions between the US and China are expected to rise after the US Justice Department filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company.Read More

Deal struck with authorities

Ronaldo agrees £16m fine after admitting tax fraud

Cristiano Ronaldo guilty of tax fraud
Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted tax evasion during his time at Real Madrid (pic: SNS Group)   Five times European footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to pay aRead More

As PM urges cross party talks...

Brexit ‘hysteria’ threatens recession in UK and Germany

Theresa May at Downing St
Theresa May speaking from Downing Street: ‘time to work together’   German industries have issued a stern warning to Britain’s squabbling politicians that a failure to reach a deal onRead More

Shares plunge

Goals issues profits warning as costs impact on growth

Goals Soccer Centres
There has been a slowdown in the US business   Shares in five-a-side football company Goals Soccer Centres plunged by 17% in early trade after it issued a profits warningRead More

Call for greater transparency

DNO accuses Faroe adviser of overlooking key downgrade

Faroe Petroleum rig
Call for transparency: Faroe experts under fire   DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has accused bid target Faroe Petroleum’s analysts of overlooking a downgrade to its proven andRead More

Acceptances fall short

DNO extends ‘full, fair and generous’ offer for Faroe

Faroe Petroleum rig
DNO says its offer is ‘full fair and even generous’   Norwegian oil firm DNO has raised its stake in Aberdeen-based Faroe Petroleum to 43%, short of the 57.5% needed to giveRead More