Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
ScotRail warns of disruption during latest round of strikes
ScotRail has warned of four days of disruption across Scotland as a fresh round of rail strikes begin.
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members at National Rail will be striking over jobs, pay and working conditions on Thursday and Saturday.
Some services will operate on a limited number of routes between 07:30 and 18:30 each day.
National emergency
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for urgent legislation to help deal with the cost-of living-crisis.
Mr Sarwar said the economic crisis was a national emergency like the Covid-19 pandemic and required a radical response.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said "significant action" was already being taken.
Both Mr Sarwar and Ms Sturgeon have warned that lives could be lost without more support.
The BBC says Scottish Labour has published its proposals for action on the cost of living around housing, transport costs, debt and reducing bills for households and businesses.
Granite City behind on house-price growth
Aberdeen struggled to keep up with house-price growth across Scotland during the year to June, new figures show.
The Press and Journal says homes in the Granite City increased in value by only 2.1% to an average of £147,182.
The largest increase was in East Ayrshire, where the typical cost rose by 22.4% to £125,911.
Across Scotland, average prices increased by 11.6% to £192,249 in the year to June.
Offshore decommissioning
More than 1,000 North Sea oil and gas wells will be decommissioned over the next five years, the UK regulator has said.
The North Sea Transition Authority has estimated 150-200 wells will be fully decommissioned each year over that time frame, at an annual spend of £700million-£1billion.
Energy Voice says head of decommissioning Pauline Innes and decommissioning engineer Rebecca Allan gave presentations at an event organised by the regulator and trade body Decom North Sea in Aberdeen.
Westhill could lead way with drive-thru pharmacy
Scotland's first-ever drive-thru pharmacy could be built in Westhill as residents face huge queues outside existing stores in the Aberdeenshire town.
Andy Porter and his wife Lynne have been running Porter Pharmacy since 2006.
They have five stores across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire already, but are currently in the consultation phase of opening up their sixth.
The Press and Journal says the couple want to build a pharmacy on a patch of land on Venture Way, across from the McDonald's in Westhill.
They have been planning this new pharmacy for months and hope they will open Scotland's first-ever drive-thru pharmacy.
Ofgem director exits
A non-executive director at energy regulator Ofgem has quit over changes to the way the energy price cap is set.
Christine Farnish felt the regulator had not "struck the right balance between the interests of consumers and interests of suppliers".
Ofgem is in charge of setting the level at which domestic energy costs are capped.
The BBC reports that Ms Farnish disagreed with a decision to change the cap to enable suppliers to recoup certain wholesale costs sooner - a measure the regulator has said would prevent more suppliers going bust.
Waste workers action starts
People living in Edinburgh have been warned to expect "significant disruption" as a 12-day strike by the city's waste workers gets under way today.
Unions have rejected a pay offer equivalent to a 3.5% increase and the Edinburgh strike is the first of a series planned across Scotland.
The BBC says the industrial action comes in the final weeks of the Edinburgh festivals.
Nicola Sturgeon said council leaders should make a 5% pay offer to staff to avert further strikes.
More strikes at Royal Mail
Workers at Royal Mail have voted for further strikes over terms and conditions.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members reject the "erosion of workplace rights", joining other sectors in voting for strike action amidst the rising cost of living.
The BBC says around 115,000 union members have already voted to strike in a separate dispute over pay.