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Apple has lost the latest round of a legal fight with watchmaker Swatch over the use of the phrase “one more thing”. Switzerland-based Swatch had applied to trademark the phrase. However, Apple objected and said the phrase had been associated with Apple products for more than 20 years.

One in three (35%) Scots have been affected financially by the coronavirus pandemic, with household income decreasing by £430 per month on average, according to the latest research from money app Yolt. The research found that almost three in ten (28%) adults in Edinburgh have reported a financ

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that homeware shops and garden centres can re-open from April 5.

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has announced that its acquisition by James Hay Holdings will be implemented by way of a recommended takeover cash offer after employees at the firm voiced concerns about the deal. The firm said that the takeover offer will be u

John Docherty, associate director of accounting & finance at Core-Asset Consulting, discusses the growing appeal of start-ups and commerce for Scotland's accountants. Ambitious young accountants who saw traditional career prospects flattened by Covid have responded by embracing start-ups and oth

Edinburgh-based ELE Global, the first responsibility-focused strategic communications agency for the legal sector, has announced its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp), joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit. ELE Global has been cert

Fast-growing Edinburgh-based software development startup Pogo Studio has signed a strategic partnership with NHS Lothian that will see its Tailored Talks product rolled out across the Scottish health board. Tailored Talks is a digital platform developed by Pogo Studio in tandem with NHS Lothian and

UK annual house price growth slowed in March as prices dropped 0.2% month-on-month after taking account of seasonal factors, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that it will be consulting shortly on amendments to its Listing Rules and related guidance to strengthen protections for investors in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The consultation will consider the structural features and enhanced

RSM’s capital markets team advised on Parsley Box Group plc, a direct to consumer provider of long-life ready meals, on its £83.8 million initial public offering (IPO) today and Calnex Solutions plc IPO which raised £22.5m in October 2020. Parsley Box Group plc, which admits to AIM

The UK's GDP grew 1.3% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Clyde Munro Dental Group has secured a £10 million funding package from Investec that will help it consolidate its place as the dominant firm of its type in Scotland. The cash injection is enabling Glasgow-based Clyde Munro to exceed a milestone of 50 practices owned in the coming weeks - with

Over a quarter (26%) of Scottish firms have expanded during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research by Rathbone Investment Management.

Current account switching levels dropped by around 30% annually in 2020, according to new figures released by the Current Account Switching Service (Cass).

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has launched a unique virtual workplace challenge for more than 100 students across the country. The scheme, which is the first of its kind, is a partnership with Skills Development Scotland, schools and further education college