Sharewatch: Power results energised

The Spanish parent of ScottishPower reported strong figures last week

UK economy heading into recession: warning

Britain may face a slump on the scale of the early 1990s, fears top accountant, as half of businesses are said to be planning job cuts

Economic Outlook: Can the economy grow even if consumers wilt?

The fall in the oil price from farcical to merely ridiculous levels, with other commodity prices easing in tandem, is good news

Brodies in challenge to big four law firms

Law firm Brodies LLP is closing the gap on Scotland’s big four in the industry after another leap in profits

David Copeland berates homeland for failing to exploit online opportunities

Bettingjobs boss says Scotland should do more to encourage companies to do business

Scottish Agenda: Time’s right for HBOS to look back to the future

Halifax was the dominant brand at the takeover, but it is the expertise that the Bank of Scotland brought which seems more suited to HBOS’s...

New hope of a deal at world trade talks

Talks among top trading nations are beginning to make progress, with the expectation of a deal on the Doha trade round

Japan faces surge in prices amid export gloom

World's second-largest economy moves closer to brink of stagnation with inflation rising at its fastest pace in 15 years

M&B benefits from high price of food in shops

Mitchells & Butlers claimed that the rising cost of shopping for fresh food was persuading consumers to eat at its pubs

Total of Americans facing foreclosure doubles

The American housing slump shows no signs of abating with homeowners facing foreclosure doubling in the second quarter