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A pristine, unopened copy of Super Mario 64 has broken the record for the most expensive video game sold at auction.

EY has strengthened its Scotland team by announcing 16 senior appointments, including four new equity partners, across all service lines. Blake Adlem (Financial Services Assurance, based in Edinburgh), Blair Hopkins (People Advisory Services, based in Glasgow) and Scott Kenyon (Consulting, based in

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined LBGI (Lloyds Bank General Insurance Limited, St Andrew’s Insurance Plc, Lloyds Bank Insurance Services Limited and Halifax General Insurance Services Limited) £90,688,400 for failing to ensure that language contained within millions of home

Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) since May 2017, is leaving her role to become chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation. Scott McCroskie, chair of the SWA, who is also chief executive of Edrington, said: “After more than four years in post, Karen will

Dundee-based Snappy Shopper hopes to create 400 new jobs after the firm raised £19.4 million of investment. Snappy Group is a tech firm with an online platform that helps convenience stores and small corner shops to monopolise on the growth in online grocery sales.

Cairn Energy claims to have effectively seized Indian state-owned properties in Paris in an attempt to force the country to pay $1.7 billion awarded last year by an international tribunal in The Hague, the Financial Times reports. Its application in France is the first to succeed and the compan

NatWest Group and the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) are to join forces for the next two years to support the development of a common framework of farm sustainability metrics and an accompanying assessment tool that will enable farmers to measure their environmental and social impact and give them act

Scottish shopper footfall decreased by 29.5% in June, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ Footfall monitor.

Strong demand from buyers and rising property prices helped Persimmon increase sales above pre-pandemic levels in the first half of the year, the housebuilder said today.

A grip-strengthening robotic glove, an app to better connect restaurants and food suppliers and a system to measure forest health using satellites have been named the winners of the University of Edinburgh’s annual awards for student entrepreneurs. The three startup businesses were announced l

The value of Sir Alex Ferguson's personal company, ACF Sports Promotions, increased in value to almost £17.5 million last year. According to newly filed accounts with Companies House, the firm has total assets of £21m and owes just over £3.5m to creditors within one year.

The Scottish Government has announced a new ten-year National Strategy which it said will drive Scotland’s economic transformation as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and transitions to a net-zero economy. Working to unleash entrepreneurial potential and grow Scotland’s

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.8% in May 2021, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Angela Gulbenkian, a socialite member of one of the world’s largest art-collecting dynasties, has admitted to being involved in a £1.15 million fraud involving a missing pumpkin sculpture.

Finance advisory specialists Hutcheon Mearns are expanding into a Dundee and Angus, adding two key hires to support increased demand. Tina Maguire joins the team as resourcing manager. With nearly 40 years of experience in banking and finance recruitment, she specialises in recruiting for finance an