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Google must pay a €4.125 billion fine after abusing its position to impose unlawful restrictions on smartphone manufacturers and mobile network operators, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The General Court today largely confirmed the European Commission's decision th

New Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data has revealed that Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on the financial sector significantly ncreased during the war in Ukraine.

House prices in Scotland have risen by 9.1% on an annual basis, according to the latest Walker Fraser Steele House Price Index.

A successful Scottish recruitment drive has helped Dubai businessman Calum White establish his estate agency as one of the emirate’s most successful brokerages. The Edinburgh-born entrepreneur set up White & Co. Real Estate in January 2021, seven years after first moving to the UAE after b

The Duke of Marlborough has had his £132,000 Porsche Cayenne seized after failing to make payments to Porsche Financial Services he owed for the vehicle. Volkswagen Financial Services UK, the trading name of Porsche Financial Services, took the duke to court and claimed he had an outstanding d

Scotland is set to benefit from an influx of new accounting jobs after Deloitte declared its plans to create at least 1,000 new jobs outside of London over the next five years. The big four firm joins a trend of expanding financial hubs outside the capital and, in addition to Scotland, plans to add

As the the recent increases in petrol prices slightly unwound, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a 0.2% drop in inflation for August, bringing inflation to just below 10% at 9.9%. The drop was largely influenced by a 6.8% month-to-month fall in petrol prices, but at the same time food prices r

King Charles III has inherited a portfolio of assets worth tens of billions on which he will pay no inheritance tax. A law agreed in 1993 by John Major provides an inheritance tax exemption for any assets inherited from "sovereign to sovereign" as well as from any consort of a former sovereign. This

Google has been hit with lawsuits in the UK and EU worth €25 billion (£21.6bn) in damages over anticompetitive conduct.

Aldi has become the fourth largest UK supermarket overtaking Morrisons.

Scottish precision manufacturer Cube Glass has just secured a seven-figure deal at Western Villages, the country’s largest operational net-zero housing development in Granton, Edinburgh. The Cumbernauld-based tech firm will partner with construction and manufacturing company CCG Group to suppl

Aberdeen FC legend Willie Miller will be helping two Granite City charities to net a cash boost at a special fundraising dinner next month held by chartered accountancy practice Meston Reid & Co. The former Dons captain – now a sought-after football pundit – will be guest speake

Greenwashing has become a 'systemic problem' within UK banks, according to a new survey conducted by Censuswide for Mobiquity, a digital transformation enabler part of Hexaware. The research company surveyed 150 UK banking executives, finding that although 100% of executives say that sustainabi

The Artisanal Spirits Company, owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), has seen its gross profit increase by 21% to £6.2 million in the first half of 2022.

Citigroup has been saved after a favourable decision from a federal appeals court rejected a ruling allowing the creditors of Revlon to keep over $500 million (£426m) which was sent to them by mistake in 2020. Last year a court ruled that the lenders, which include Brigade Capital Ma