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Friday Update

DB Live: easyJet vote; brewing merger; Carluccio’s; markets

Gen!us
6pm: Shearings collapses Coach company Shearings has collapsed with the loss of 2,500 jobs. Full story here 5.05pm: Quarantine confirmed and date announced Passengers arriving into the UK will haveRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: easyJet restarts; Aviva Covid claims; Man Utd loss

Edinburgh airport Easyjet
10pm: Wall Street Wall Street ended lower on Thursday, following recent two-month highs, as a fresh wave of China-U.S. tensions raised doubts about the trade deal reached earlier this yearRead More

Monday update

DB Live: FTSE 100 jumps; exit route map due; Aldi tie-up

Aldi
6.30pm Restaurants in trouble The owner of restaurant chains Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia has filed intent to appoint administrators at the High Court. Owner Casual Dining Group, whose brandsRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Deposit scheme; Marshalls, Brewin Dolphin; GDP

Colin Smith
5.45pm: Deposit return scheme The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) said it is “bitterly disappointed” that its call for the deposit return scheme to be halted has been rejected. The governmentRead More

Monday update

DB Live: Branson selling airline stake; FM no to Stay Alert;

Nicola Sturgeon May 11
10pm: Branson selling Galactic stake Sir Richard Branson is selling a £400m stake in his space exploration business to rescue the rest of his troubled empire.  The billionaire, who hasRead More

Stocks rise amid gloom

Wall Street shrugs off worst job figures since Depression

Traders on Wall St (pic: NYSE)
Traders on Wall Street remain bullish Wall Street shrugged off the worst unemployment figures since the Great Depression as representatives from the US and China held talks aimed at reducing tensionsRead More

Monday Update

Daily Business Live: SE suspends fund applications

Virgin Money
5.30pm: Applications suspended Scottish Enterprise has been forced to suspend a new fund to help cash-strapped businesses after being swamped with applications. Full story here Delayed fund might tip firmsRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: ‘We are past peak’ says Boris; company updates

Boris Johnson
9.30pm: US closes lower US stocks closed lower as dismal economic data forced a reversal of recent gains. The Dow closed 288.14 points lower (1.17%), while the S&P 500 wasRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: FTSE 100 above 6,000; Hampden; Barclays; Next

Barclays
7pm: Wetherspoon reopening Pub chain Wetherspoon’s is planning to reopen in June despite there being no date for exiting the lockdown. Full story here 4.45pm: Market close Markets were buoyedRead More

Monday Update

DB Live: SPFL meeting; Wall Street up; Springfield; oil jobs

Innes Smith
7.15pm: SPFL statement The SPFL board has called an EGM for Tuesday 12 May after meeting this evening to consider requisitions by Heart of Midlothian, Rangers and Stranraer calling forRead More