Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Financial traders contribute to high gas prices
An influx of hedge funds and other financial traders into European gas markets has contributed to high and volatile prices over the past year, says the Times.
Prices are becoming less determined by news about gas supply and demand because of the influence of new financial players moving money in and out of the market, Shell has warned.
But Steve Hill, Shell's executive vice-president for energy marketing, said that high European gas prices were still primarily driven by the "fundamentals" of tight supply and strong demand.
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Aberdeen bistro Cognito on the Corner sold
Cognito on the Corner is now under new ownership after being purchased by the team behind Deeside business Milton Brasserie.
The Midstocket Road bistro, which was run by businesswoman Nicky Turnbull, opened four years ago and will be renamed ‘Milton on the Corner’ as of Tuesday March 1.
Milton Brasserie owner Jay Emmerson told the Press and Journal he is looking forward to this next step for his hospitality group and is keen to build upon what is already an incredibly successful business.
Extending his operation into Aberdeen for the first time in years, the businessman is looking forward to venturing into the city centre.
Carbon capture technology could give Scotland major boost
Scotland would be up to £6.7billion better off with investment in carbon capture technology, the country's Energy Minister has said.
Energy Voice says Michael Matheson was speaking at the Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Conference led by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
The MSP said deployment of the technology is "mission critical" after a snub for a key Scottish project by the UK Government in October.
Citing Scottish Enterprise research commissioned by the Scottish Government, Mr Matheson said the country's economy will be bolstered by £3.8billion-£6.7billion by 2045 as a result of investing in CCUS, compared to scenarios where no investment has been made.
Flats plan for Monkey House turned down
Plans for flats in a historic Granite Mile landmark have been refused by the council - despite the owner revealing hopes the project would help "reinvigorate" Aberdeen city centre.
Epic Group brought forward £1million proposals to convert offices in the three upper floors of the Monkey House into 15 high-end apartments, according to the Press and Journal.
The A-listed building sits on the corner of Union Terrace and Union Street, with top levels previously marketed as premium office space.
A ground-floor restaurant would have been unaffected by the plans.
Planners did not back proposals for a mezzanine, which would have made use of the double-height ceiling on the first floor.
Their refusal of the plans, under delegated powers, came over fears the new intermediate floor would block windows on the first storey.
Trump launches new social media platform
Donald Trump's social-media platform, Truth Social, has launched, in a limited form, on the US Apple App Store.
The app had similarities to Twitter, commentators noted - Mr Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube last year.
The BBC reports that some early users had difficulties registering accounts.
Project lead and former congressman Devin Nunes said it was expected to be fully operational by the end of March.