Finance firm refusing car loans to hospitality sector
A finance company has told car dealers it will refuse to give loans to people working in the hospitality sector, BBC Scotland has learned. Hitachi…
Category: Business
The businesses born in a pandemic
It is a turbulent time for the economy but that has not stopped thousands of people from launching a business this year. According to the…
Markets rise after lockdowns prompt oil price plunge
Markets have turned higher as investor optimism rises ahead of the US presidential election on Tuesday. The three main share indexes in the US all…
Australia Post boss resigns over luxury watches scandal
The boss of Australia Post has resigned after authorising a A$20,000 (£10,500; $14,000) gift of luxury watches to four employees as a work reward. Christine…
Union Street: Empty stores on the rise in Aberdeen city centre
Almost a fifth of prime retail space in what was once Aberdeen’s flagship shopping street is now empty. Union Street runs through the heart of…
How the coffee cup is playing big post-Brexit role
A row is – ahem – threatening to boil over about what can and cannot be sold in Wales in future. That’s because of controversial…
Canada’s Bombardier faces UK bribery probe over plane sales
The UK Serious Fraud Office announced on Thursday it was investigating Canadian industrial group Bombardier over suspected bribery in airplane sales to Garuda Indonesia, widening…