Here are the business stories making the headlines in Scotland and the UK this morning.
Disappointing news on UK inflation
The UK's inflation rate was higher than expected in May as prices for flying abroad, buying second-hand cars and going to live music events all rose - official figures showed this morning.
Prices continued to rise by 8.7% in the year to May, the same rate as in April.
The BBC says markets and economists had expected inflation to fall slightly.
With prices continuing to rise fast, the Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates tomorrow in a bid to slow them.
Part of the Bank's job is to keep inflation at a target rate of 2% - far lower than the current rate.
Failure to pay the minimum wage
WH Smith, Marks & Spencer and Argos are among a string of companies named today for failing to pay the minimum wage.
More than 200 firms faced penalties of nearly £7million and must reimburse workers for breaches dating back over a decade.
WH Smith, Marks & Spencer and Argos all said the breaches were unintentional and had been swiftly remedied.
The BBC says it is unclear how much they paid in fines, but the government said penalties amounted to up to 200% of the arrears owed.
"Paying the legal minimum wage is non-negotiable and all businesses, whatever their size, should know better than to short-change hard-working staff," said Kevin Hollinrake, minister for enterprise, markets and small business.
Sturgeon back in Parliament
Nicola Sturgeon has returned to the Scottish Parliament for the first time since being arrested as part of an investigation into SNP finances.
The former first minister was released without charge after being questioned by Police Scotland for more than seven hours last week.
The BBC says Ms Sturgeon told reporters at Holyrood yesterday that she is "absolutely certain" she has done nothing wrong. She also indicated she would not resign from the SNP.
Rain can’t stop Scotland
A 90-minute rain delay was not enough to knock swaggering Scotland off their stride towards Euro 2024 as Georgia were swept away at Hampden last night.
The European Championship qualifier was halted by referee Istvan Vad immediately after Callum McGregor slammed the Scots into a sixth-minute lead in near-farcical conditions in Glasgow.
A lengthy break followed, before play resumed when the match was initially due to finish.
Scotland continued in a similarly confident vein, though, with Scott McTominay's thumping finish just after the break sealing victory for the table-topping Scots.
The BBC says the win leaves Steve Clarke's side eight points clear of both Georgia and Norway as they reach the halfway point in the group, with four wins from four matches already in the bag.
Huge bill for cancelled Covid vaccine contract
A Covid vaccine contract which was axed by the UK Government cost taxpayers £358.6million, new figures show.
French firm Valneva was meant to make more than 100million vaccines at its West Lothian plant, but the deal was controversially scrapped in 2021.
Financial records filed by Valneva show it has received hundreds of millions of pounds in non-refundable payments.
The UK Government reached a final settlement with Valneva last year and no more money is due to the firm.
At the time, ministers said all further details of this resolution were commercially confidential.
Meanwhile, the BBC says Valneva has revealed it is now considering selling the mothballed Almeida plant in Livingston that it built to make the Covid vaccines.
Popularity of microwaves
People are increasingly cooking with their microwaves to save money as food prices soar, research suggests.
Kantar found there were 4% fewer meals made using an oven in the 12 weeks to June 11 versus the same period last year, while microwaved meals rose 8%.
Grocery-price inflation has slowed to its lowest level since the start of 2023, it said, but remains very high.
The BBC says grocery prices increased by 16.5% in the four weeks to 11 June, compared with the same period a year ago.
Ghosn sues Nissan
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is reportedly suing the carmaker for more than £780million
The filing marks Mr Ghosn's latest effort to clear his name after he was ousted from the firm in 2018 and arrested in Japan on financial misconduct charges.
Mr Ghosn has said the claims were aimed at derailing his plans for a merger between Nissan and Renault.
He fled Japan in a box while awaiting trial and now lives in Lebanon.
The BBC says Nissan declined to comment.
US investigation into Amazon
Amazon is facing an investigation by the US Congress over its warehouse safety practices, adding to pressure it faces over its treatment of workers.
Senator Bernie Sanders announced the probe, calling the company one of America's "most dangerous" employers.
He pointed to a recent report which found that injury rates at Amazon warehouses in the US are higher than at similar facilities.
The BBC says Amazon disagreed with the claims.