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A home made famous by appearing in hit Netflix show 'Stranger Things' is now available to buy. The Byers' house seen in early seasons of the show is a real home in Fayetteville, Georgia, and can be yours for $300,000 (about £266,119).

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates again, from 1.75% to 2.25%, as it attempts to curb rising inflation and return to its standard 2% target. The vote was close as the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), by a majority of 5-4, passed the measure to increase the bank rate by

Donald Trump has been accused of committing “astounding” fraud in order to “obtain incredible economic benefit . . . in stark violation of the law” in a legal case seeking $250 million from him. Letitia James, the New York state attorney-general, wants to see the former presi

James Keiller Property Developments, the property development, investment and management company based in Dundee, has invested £6 million in the expansion of a Dundee retail park as part of a wider strategy to continue to invest and trade in commercial property on the East Coast. The 37,500 sq

Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business advisory service, is launching a series of free virtual events to support businesses in their continued recovery post-pandemicamid the current challenging climate. Hosted between 3rd October to 7th October, Scottish Business Week 2022 – in p

Dr Rashmi Mantri, founder of Glasgow-based but globally operating Supermaths and British Youth International College (BYITC), participates in our Just a Minute feature. Name

Strategies to attract foreign investment and open up international trade for Scottish companies have reported successful results. Business minister Ivan McKee told the Scottish Parliament that the export growth strategy, A Trading Nation, has delivered an additional £3 billion of planned inter

A group of Scotland’s policy makers and professionals from across the private, charity and not-for-profit sectors have come together to create a new organisation to tackle financial exclusion. Financial Inclusion for Scotland was launched today with the aim of enabling better financial inclusi

A family was thrown into shock upon discovering a negative bank account balance of almost $100 billion (£88.16bn). An image of the unbelievable bank balance was shared by nineteen-year-old Kana Kardong from Seattle, who jokingly remarked "either my bank messed up, or I am going to ha

The UK government has today published details of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which will protect businesses from the worst of the current increases in international energy prices, by providing a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices. The scheme will apply to energy usage from 1st Octobe

Morton Fraser has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Public Sector Legal Services framework, following a competitive tender process. While the legal firm was appointed to the previous CCS Framework in 2018, this new framework puts a stronger emphasis on social value, aligni

A Scottish tech business has announced the launch of its all-in-one hospitality solution in India later this month. Following positive reactions from beta testing in India, Edinburgh-based ePOS Hybrid is planning to invest £2 million over the next 3 years into its overseas venture with bosses

Integrated wealth management and professional services group Evelyn Partners has announced that it has agreed terms for new landmark offices in Glasgow.

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has acquired North Berwick-based Wallace Financial Planning in a seven-figure deal. The acquisition is the first step in the growth strategy of the financial services arm of legal firm Gilson Gray. The deal and increases GGFM's assets under management (AU

Planning permission has now been granted for the construction of business units at Fife Interchange North, Dunfermline, as part of Fife Council’s Industrial Innovation Investment Programme for business land and property, funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. Fife In