Mark Williamson

3 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Mark Williamson

Aberdeen harbour supports extensive North Sea oil and gas operations (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty) Embattled engineering giant Wood has won multi-million dollar contracts in the Middle East which underline the value of its expertise even as it faces the loss of its independence. The Aberdeen-based firm has been engaged by TotalEnergies to help boost production from a gas field in Iraq where it is creating valuable jobs.

3 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Mark Williamson

Sainsbury's operates local outlets and supermarkets across the UK (Image: Mike Kemp/Getty Images) Stock market analysts have discounted talk of a supermarket price war as they highlighted the amount of money that one of the biggest players is generating. Sector watchers at Shore Capital noted that J Sainsbury has announced plans to pay out £200 million to investors through the buy back of shares.

3 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Mark Williamson

First minister John Swinney and deputy first minister Kate Forbes in the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh (Image: PA) John Swinney has promised the SNP Government will concentrate on getting things done after doing too much strategising in the past as he made clear that UK taxpayers would be expected to pick up associated bills.

4 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Mark Williamson

Barratt Redrow group is selling homes on developments across Scotland (Image: Barratt Redrow) Housebuilding giant Barratt Redrow has provided reassurance about the state of the market amid concerns about the outlook for the economy. The group said it was on course to achieve home sales in line with expectations in the  current year after delivering a “solid private reservation performance” in the latest quarter.

4 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Mark Williamson

The fall in the inflation rate will ease the pressure on consumers' finances. (Image: Newsquest Media Group) The inflation rate fell faster than expected in March as economists predicted the tariff wars initiated by Donald Trump will help to keep the lid on prices paving the way for cuts in interest rates. The annual rate of Consumer Price Inflation fell to 2.6% in March from 2.8% in February, compared with forecasts of 2.7% in a poll of economists by Reuters.