A Co-op boss has warned that stores are descending into "anarchy" as staff face a sharp rise in retail crime.
Baker Hughes has sold part of its operation in Montrose for an undisclosed sum.
Halifax has announced that its Union Street branch will be one of 53 outlets to close in the New Year following a 45% drop in footfall.
Rishi Sunak has delayed a ban on new petrol and diesel cars in a major change to the government's approach to achieving net zero by 2050.
Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Strikes that will close schools across Scotland next week are set to go ahead after a union rejected a new council pay deal.
Aberdeen's giant 'Hollywood-style' letters have been moved from the city centre to the Port of Aberdeen as the city's £420million new south harbour officially opens this weekend.
New pictures have emerged of a student accommodation block which will soon be added to Aberdeen's city centre skyline.
Jeremy Hunt has said that tax cuts are “virtually impossible” despite the Government borrowing less-than-expected this year.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says he is stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp, with his son Lachlan to head both companies.
Mortgage rates are beginning to fall in a boost for two million homeowners after the Bank of England held interest rates at 5.25%.
Retail sales rebounded in August as the high street inched towards recovery following a gloomy start to the summer.