Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Paint protest by Just Stop Oil
Just Stop Oil activists covered a UK Government building in paint yesterday, claiming it has "blood on its hands" after approving the Jackdaw gas field.
Nine members of the group threw red paint over the entrance of Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh, demanding the Government halt all new North Sea oil and gas licences and consents.
Energy Voice says messages including "blood on your hands" were daubed on the windows and walls of the building, near the capital's Waverley station.
The building houses the offices of several UK Government departments including HMRC, the Competition and Markets Authority and the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Stop Jackdaw - a sister group to the long-running Stop Cambo campaign - announced its intention to hold "emergency rallies" in London and Edinburgh on Thursday morning, following the approval of the Shell-operated gas field on Wednesday.
Thumbs down for Aberdeen road improvement
The £50million Haudagain Improvement Project in Aberdeen hasn't made a difference, according to nearly 80% of Press and Journal readers who took part in a poll.
Last month, more than 180ft of new carriageway was officially opened, taking vehicles between the A92 North Anderson Drive and the A96 Auchmill road, bypassing the Haudagain roundabout.
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth said the new route was intended to "help tackle the congestion caused by the traffic bottleneck at the Haudagain roundabout and deliver significant benefits, including improving journey times for road users and public transport".
However, when the P&J asked readers if they think the new infrastructure in the area made a difference, most said no.
In total, 1,256 people took part in our poll. And 997 of them don't think the end product after years of disruption and £50million spent has made a difference.
Main decommissioning work starts at Dunlin
The Sleipnir heavy lift vessel is back at the Dunlin platform, this time to kick off the main decommissioning work.
Heerema Marine Contractors said it will be removing several smaller modules followed by the platform's massive module support frame with a single lift.
Energy Voice says Sleipnir was at Dunlin in April, but only to begin preparatory work for the lift - such as the "hook-down" activities.
Dunlin, a 20,000-tonne platform, lies around 100 miles north-east of Shetland.
It was installed in 1977 and will now be removed after 45 years.
Heerema said more than 95% will be recycled.
Alan Scott, general manager at Fairfield Energy. said: "The arrival of Heerema's SSCV Sleipnir marks a significant milestone in the Greater Dunlin area decommissioning programme with the imminent completion of the topsides removal."
No special immigration visas for aviation sector
The UK Transport Secretary has rejected a request by the aviation industry to allow them to recruit workers from overseas, aviation insiders have told the BBC.
Companies asked for special immigration visas for overseas workers at a meeting with Grant Shapps on Wednesday.
Thousands of holidaymakers have seen their travel plans disrupted this week after flight cancellations and delays at airports.
The aviation sector has struggled to recruit staff to replace those workers who lost their job or left during Covid.
It has resulted in long queues at airports to get through security, check-in baggage or delays in retrieving luggage.
Industry bosses suggested to Mr Shapps that one potential fix would be to allow EU workers to cover the huge number of operational vacancies as the travel sector approaches the peak summer holidays in July and August.
Executives questioned why some creative industries can get special visas and aviation cannot.
It is understood that the Government considered changes to the Shortage Occupation List, but ministers discounted the idea.
Sales soar at iconic boot brand
Dr Martens has reported a jump in profits and raised its guidance for revenue growth next year as the iconic boots brand shrugs off inflation and the effects of the pandemic.
The company, which listed in London last year, said it sold more boots than ever in 2021 and expects revenue to grow in the "high teens" in the next financial year.
The Financial Times says sales grew 18% to £908.3million in the year to the end of March, while pre-tax profits nearly quadrupled to £214.3million.
Taking back control over sales, by ending contracts with distributors that supply Dr Martens to wholesalers, has been one of chief executive Kenny Wilson's main objectives when he set out four years ago to rejuvenate the brand once revered by punks and skinheads.