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Pubs reported £150m in additional sales during the World Cup tournament, driven by late-night opening permissions and England’s semi-final run, marking the strongest football-related uplift in recent years.
Sir Ian Wood, an Aberdeen-based businessman who transformed his family fishing business into a global engineering powerhouse, has died aged 84. The oil and gas industry leader and philanthropist was one of Scotland’s wealthiest individuals.
US private equity firms KKR and Energy Capital Partners have agreed to acquire FTSE 100 energy company DCC for £5.75bn, though the deal faces opposition from the company’s founder and major shareholders.
AstraZeneca’s chief executive warns western pharmaceutical companies must accelerate innovation at ‘Chinese speed’ to avoid losing market share to competitors from China, citing lessons from the automotive industry’s shift to electric vehicles.
JetBlue has acquired Spirit Airlines’ slots at LaGuardia Airport and is exploring relocation to the Marine Air Terminal, pending court and regulatory approvals, as airlines compete for limited space at the congested New York hub.
Honda confirmed a next-generation Ridgeline pickup truck will be produced in the U.S. following a temporary production halt later this year, with assembly resuming within two years.
