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Business owners Gavin and Gail Jones at their shop which sells products from Scotland and England in Berwick Upon Tweed, England, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014.The British government plans to offer Scotland more financial autonomy in the coming days as polls predict a very close vote in the September 18 referendum on Scottish independence. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Business

As Scots eye independence, rest of UK gets nervous

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September 9, 2014 4:04 pm

FILE - In this is Jan. 9, 2011, file photo China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang, left, laughs as he raises a glass of whisky to Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond before attending a state dinner at Edinburgh castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Distilleries need to have long-term plans for investments and financing, all of which could be thrown into turmoil on Sept. 18, 2014, when Scotland votes on whether to leave Britain. Whisky makers and other businesses are worried about the risks involved in finding themselves in a new country with, among other things, a different currency.(AP Photo/David Moir, Pool, File)

News

Whisky’s worries mirror economic fears in Scotland

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August 25, 2014 11:58 am