http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_business/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Scotland business section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 19 May 2012 11:30:09 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_business/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18119318#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18119318 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:36:51 GMT Scottish ministers are urging employers to take on an apprentice this year to help boost their business. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18129494#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18129494 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:29:49 GMT Perth transport group Stagecoach is to buy parts of a US bus firm for about £100m, helping it expand its operations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18114144#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18114144 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:08:43 GMT Scottish hotel revenues and occupancy rates are trailing the rest of the UK, according to a report by accountants PKF. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18115441#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18115441 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:13:37 GMT First Minister Alex Salmond is to visit the United States next month to help build economic links and encourage inward investment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18125676#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18125676 Fri, 18 May 2012 19:34:20 GMT The American owner of ClydeUnion Pumps announces plans to shed about 90 jobs from the firm's plant in Glasgow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18119324#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18119324 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:51:19 GMT The head of the industry body, Scottish Engineering, calls for an independent inquiry into future energy needs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18115264#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18115264 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:20 GMT Shareholders at the Edinburgh oil and gas exploration firm Cairn Energy rebel against top executive pay. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18106511#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18106511 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:25:52 GMT Four fishermen who took part in a major black fish scam in Peterhead have been hit with confiscation orders totalling more than £1.1m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18117453#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18117453 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:05:35 GMT A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18101729#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18101729 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:38:12 GMT Asking people to reveal financial information to their partners is legal, HM Revenue & Customs says, despite claims it breaks confidentiality rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18108035#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18108035 Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:43 GMT Private rents in England and Wales went up by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18103253#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18103253 Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:49 GMT European markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18113600#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18113600 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:31:52 GMT Chinese property prices continued to fall during April after the government kept policies in place to curb speculation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18113398#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18113398 Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:33 GMT The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18114556#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18114556 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:19:23 GMT Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18115914#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18115914 Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:36 GMT The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18106848#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18106848 Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:31 GMT JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to explain the bank's $2bn trading loss on a failed hedging strategy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18116934#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18116934 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:01:13 GMT A plane from a collapsed Scottish airline is used for film stunts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18114689#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18114689 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:37:28 GMT How the Sevco consortium views its prospective ownership of Rangers http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18119130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18119130 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:26 GMT How retailers believe customers can be encouraged to return to Scotland's town centres http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18101331#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18101331 Fri, 18 May 2012 05:27:09 GMT Fergus Muirhead addresses readers' finance problems http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18004530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18004530 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:30:39 GMT