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OpenGraph Image for Flash poll reveals business backing for Union Street plans

Flash poll reveals business backing for Union Street plans

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/flash-poll-reveals-business-backing-for-union-street-plans

The Aberdeen business community has come out strongly in support of plans to pedestrianise central Union Street in a new poll published today.

OpenGraph Image for ScotRail drivers could strike just weeks after Scottish Government takeover

ScotRail drivers could strike just weeks after Scottish Government takeover

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/scotrail-drivers-could-strike-just-weeks-after-scottish-government-takeover

Train drivers in Scotland could strike for the first time in 20 years after what unions described as a “derisory” pay offer from bosses at the new state-owned operator ScotRail.

OpenGraph Image for US move by Ace Winches

US move by Ace Winches

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/us-move-by-ace-winches

Aberdeenshire-based Ace Winches expects to double to size of its business with a £5.2million expansion into Houston, Texas.

OpenGraph Image for Tuesday May 3: Today's local and national business headlines

Tuesday May 3: Today's local and national business headlines

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/tuesday-may-3-todays-local-and-national-business-headlines

Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.

OpenGraph Image for Tuesday May 3: The morning market report

Tuesday May 3: The morning market report

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/tuesday-may-3-the-morning-market-report

Technology giant Apple could be facing a fine of nearly £30billion after the European Commission accused it of abusing its market position for contactless smartphone payments.

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BP reports £16billion loss as it books cost of Russia oil and gas exit

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/bp-reports-16billion-loss-as-it-books-cost-of-russia-oil-and-gas-exit

Energy giant BP this morning announced first-quarter losses totalling more than £16billion following its decision to exit its shareholding in Russia's Rosneft as a result of the country's invasion of Ukraine.

OpenGraph Image for Wednesday May 4: The local and national business headlines

Wednesday May 4: The local and national business headlines

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/wednesday-may-4-the-local-and-national-business-headlines

Business and government users on Twitter may need to pay a "slight" fee to stay on the social media platform, Tesla boss Elon Musk has said.

OpenGraph Image for Wednesday May 4: The morning market report

Wednesday May 4: The morning market report

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/wednesday-may-4-the-morning-market-report

A UK Cabinet minister has accused energy-supply companies of overcharging customers on direct debits to shore up their own finances as millions of households struggle with the cost-of-living crisis.

OpenGraph Image for BP to invest up to £18 billion in UK energy system by 2030

BP to invest up to £18 billion in UK energy system by 2030

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/bp-to-invest-up-to-18-billion-in-uk-energy-system-by-2030

Oil and gas giant BP has revealed it intends to invest up to £18billion in the UK's energy system by the end of 2030 – with many of the projects being Scottish.

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Chemicals group begins Scottish hydrogen trial

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/chemicals-group-begins-scottish-hydrogen-trial

Ineos has started a trial to transport hydrogen into the gas grid via a decommissioned pipeline in Scotland.

OpenGraph Image for BrewDog staff to be handed £100m shares

BrewDog staff to be handed £100m shares

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/brewdog-staff-to-be-handed-100m-shares

BrewDog boss James Watt has set out plans to give away shares worth £100million to the firm's staff.

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North Sea firms 'to invest up to £250bn by 2030'

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/north-sea-firms-to-invest-up-to-250bn-by-2030

The UK's offshore energy producers are expected to invest more than £200billion in the next few years to provide the nation with secure and increasingly low-carbon energy.