Here are the business stories making the headlines in Scotland and the UK this morning.
Call for 'fair access to finance'
Oil and gas companies are in need of "fair access to finance" if they're to play their part in the push to net zero, the North Sea trade body has claimed.
David Whitehouse, chief executive of Offshore Energies UK, also stressed the need for "stable energy policies" to unlock the private-sector capital that will fuel the transition furnaces.
His comments come ahead of a rumoured government summit dedicated to reversing the flight of capital from the North Sea.
According to reports, ministers will meet with leading banks on Friday to push them to free up money for oil and gas companies.
However, Energy Voice says it's understood that several of the financial institutions on the invite list may not take up their seat at the table.
Energy bills warning
Thousands more people will start the winter behind on their energy bills, Citizens Advice has warned.
A total of 46,431 people with energy debts contacted the charity for advice in the first six months of 2023 - a 17% increase on the same period last year.
Friday's energy price cap is expected to set a typical annual household bill about £1,926 from October.
The BBC says those who contacted Citizen Advice for help had debts averaging £1,711.
Bank fined
Morgan Stanley has been fined £5.41million after energy traders discussed business over WhatsApp on private phones.
Regulator Ofgem said the bank breached rules requiring firms to record messages linked to energy trading.
The BBC says it is the first fine of its kind to be issued under transparency rules aimed at protecting consumers against market manipulation and insider trading.
The watchdog said that Morgan Stanley's failures were "unacceptable".
It also said that the fine could have been as much as £7.7million, but the bank agreed to settle the case and received a 30% discount.
Slavery reparations claim
A UN judge says the UK is likely to owe more than £18trillion in reparations for its historic role in transatlantic slavery.
A report co-authored by the judge Patrick Robinson says the UK should pay £18.8trillion for its slavery involvement in 14 countries.
But the BBC says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed calls for the government to apologise and pay reparations.
No buyer for whole Wilko business
The administrators of Wilko said jobs are set to go and stores will close after it failed to find a buyer for the whole business.
However, PwC said parts of the group could still be bought.
The BBC says Wilko announced earlier this month that it was going into administration, putting 12,500 jobs and its 400 stores at risk.
Chinese spy 'used LinkedIn'
A Chinese spy is alleged to have used LinkedIn to contact thousands of British officials and lure them into handing over state secrets.
It is reported that the spy worked for Beijing's Ministry of State Security and used a series of false names.
The BBC says MI5 has previously warned that spies are using LinkedIn to target those with access to confidential information.