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Stocks rise after London Stock Exchange hit by tech glitch

City of London
City traders were held up by a technical glitch (pic: Terry Murden) UPDATE 2.30pm: The FTSE 100 rebounded 0.4% to stay above 7,000 following this week’s market rout and a delayed openingRead More

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Surprise upturn in retail sales eases worries over recession

high street shopping at Easter
UK shop sales contrasted with a downturn in Scotland (pic: Terry Murden) A surprise uptick in UK retail sales helped ease market worries of a recession but there were moreRead More

Investors sell equities

Markets plunge as weak data fuels fears of global recession

Traders on Wall St (pic: NYSE)
Fears of recession swept through global stock markets, prompting a big sell-off of equities and a fall in oil prices. Investors took fright as key economic indicators pointed to aRead More

As sales dip in July...

Let shops decide on New Year’s Day opening, says retail chief

Multrees Walk, shop, retail, Edinburgh
Labour MSP wants shops to close (pic: Terry Murden) A retail chief has defended the right of shops to open on New Year’s Day against calls for a ban fromRead More

Full-time work grows

More in work as wage growth puts pressure on companies

Workers
Firms are facing higher pay demands A record number of people are in work across the UK, helping households defy the economic squeeze as companies come under pressure to raiseRead More

0.2% downturn

Markets surprised by worst UK economic output for seven years

Glasgow Business Park
Business output has slowed, says ONS Sterling slipped further as new data showed the UK economy shrank by 0.2% between April and June, its worst performance since 2012. The surpriseRead More

'Stronger' trading ties

Minister says Scotland could benefit from free trade agreements

Port of Grangemouth
Gateway: Grangemouth now has a permanent rail link to Kent New minister for international trade Conor Burns today told Scottish Government officials and business leaders that free trade agreements afterRead More

As Scottish confidence plummets

Carney warns that No Deal Brexit could drive UK into recession

Mark Carney
Mark Carney: warning The Bank of England has signalled that a No Deal Brexit could push the UK into recession after cutting its forecasts for growth over the next twoRead More

Plan for trading zones

Johnson presses case for Singapore-style free ports across UK

Prestwick airport
Prestwick Airport was a free trade zone Boris Johnson aims to set up ‘tax efficient’ free ports across the UK to help stimulate trade in the regions and nations. FreeRead More

Snapshot of data on the economy

State of Nation August title