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Health fears hit events

Conferences circuit feeling impact of coronavirus

Marshall Dallas
Marshall Dallas: ‘We are keeping an eye on the situation’ Conference venues and organisers have found themselves feeling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak with a growing number of eventsRead More

Global connectivity

Scottish Business Network unveils first ‘ambassador’

Russell Dalgleish and Sandy Donaldson
Russell Dalgleish and Sandy Donaldson (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish businessman Russell Dalgleish has enlisted US-based ex-patriate Sandy Donaldson as the first of what is expected to be a network ofRead More

Green targets set

BP boss outlines plan to achieve zero carbon emissions

BP
BP needs to change, said its new CEO Oil giant BP’s new boss Bernard Looney has set out how he believes the company can achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050Read More

Games guru departs

Grand Theft Auto writer Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Games

Rockstar North
Game on: Rockstar’s office in Edinburgh (pic: Terry Murden) Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser, one of the creatives behind global phenomenon such as Grand Theft Auto, is leaving the firmRead More

Shares fall sharply

China leads markets lower as virus threatens isolation

A nationwide battle is under way to combat the virus Markets in China reopened sharply lower after the Lunar New Year holiday as concerns spread over the impact of theRead More

Governor's last meeting

Bank holds interest rate as virus spreads fear of slowdown

Bank of England
Verdict awaited from Bank of England (pic: Terry Murden) The Bank of England voted to hold the interest rate at its current 0.75% amid growing fears that the coronavirus willRead More

Joint call for action

Scotch and US trade groups call for end to whisky tariffs

Karen Betts SWA
Karen Betts: ‘exports are markedly down’ (pic: Terry Murden) Scotch whisky leader Karen Betts was joined by her US counterpart tonight to call for the lifting of tariffs that threatenRead More

Drinks agreement

Suntory takes 10% stake in Macallan whisky firm Edrington

Macallan single malt whisky
Suntory already has a stake in The Macallan Japanese spirits producer Suntory is raising its stake in some of Scotland’s most famous Scotch whiskies. It will acquire 10% of theRead More

FTSE 100 falls 174 points

Coronavirus weighs on markets as death toll hits 106

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A health official at a checkpoint in Hubei province UPDATE 28 JAN: Coronavirus continues to weigh on global markets, wiping billions off company values as the number of confirmed deathsRead More

Health crisis

Economy to take hit as China confirms 56 deaths from virus

Wuhan hospital
A new hospital will be built in five days (Sky News) UPDATE 26 Jan: Health authorities in China are struggling to contain the coronavirus as the death toll rose onRead More