Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Aberdeen property prices up 3.2%
The Aberdeen housing market is in a "reasonably-healthy" state, according to north-east property experts.
Figures released by Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre (ASPC) show property prices in the city were up by 3.2% in the third quarter of 2022, compared with a year ago.
The Press and Journal says ASPC hailed the jump as good news for "building confidence" among buyers.
For the first time since 2014-15, Aberdeen has seen a positive increase in quarterly, yearly and five-yearly figures.
Loch Long fish farm plans rejected
Plans for a new fish farm in Argyll have been rejected by the Trossachs National Park Authority.
The Loch Long proposal included the use of pollution-limiting containers which it was claimed would separate wild and farmed fish.
But the national park authority's board has refused the application.
The board said it was not an appropriate location to host "development of such an industrial scale".
The impacts associated with a potential escape of farmed fish at the site near Arrochar was "a significant concern", the board added.
The BBC says Loch Long Salmon had argued it was a "game-changing project" and pointed out that semi-enclosed containers had been used in Norway since 2014 and have also been rolled out in the Faroe Islands and Canada.
Scotland not following England on bird-flu measures
Strict new rules to fight bird flu in England will not be replicated yet in Scotland, the country's chief vet has said.
All poultry and captive birds in England must be kept indoors from November 7 amid the worst-ever bird flu outbreak.
Chief veterinary officer Sheila Voas said the evidence in Scotland does not currently justify a housing order.
But the chief vet said officials were "keeping the situation under review".
Four bird-flu cases have been recorded in Scotland this month compared to 80 in England.
The BBC says the Scottish tally includes cases found in Aberdeenshire and Orkney.
Avian flu is not considered dangerous to humans, but people are advised not to touch dead or dying birds.
Windfall tax in US?
President Joe Biden is to raise the possibility of a windfall tax on energy companies in a speech to Congress, just days ahead of midterm elections in the US.
The Telegraph says his plan follows huge profits for the likes of oil giant ExxonMobil.
Mr Biden has criticised the companies for not slashing petrol prices.
The White House said the president will deliver remarks to respond "to reports over recent days of major oil companies making record-setting profits even as they refuse to help lower prices at the pump for the American people".
A source said he will now float the idea of a tax on those profits in a bid to get the firms to lower prices and help him tackle inflation.
More planned strikes at Royal Mail could be on the way
The union representing Royal Mail workers is set to renew calls for strike action, calling the company's latest pay offer "unacceptable".
Royal Mail Group said it had put forward a deal, which included a pay rise worth 7% of a worker's salary over two years, and a 2% lump sum this year.
However, the offer was subject to agreeing to changes with Sunday working and start times.
The BBC says that union bosses have accused the company of "imposing change, not negotiating".
The Communication Workers Union said it would meet today to call for strikes, after it previously called off other planned walkouts.
Musk putting his mark on Twitter
Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter's board of directors - cementing his control over the social media platform.
The billionaire will be its chief executive after buying the company last week, ending months of back and forth over the £38billion deal.
He has moved quickly to put his mark on the firm, which is used by politicians and journalists around the world.
The reforms he is contemplating include changes for how Twitter verifies accounts, as well as job cuts.
The BBC says it has been reported that a first round of cuts is under discussion that could affect 25% of the company's staff.
Top executives have already been removed, as Mr Musk brings in high-profile allies to the company.