12-Aug-2014 07:11

Loans to first-time buyers hit new high: Average borrowing jumps to 3.5 times ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2722478/Loans-time-buyers-hit-new-high-Average-borrowing-jumps-3-5-times-income.html

Stormont Environment Minister rejects proposals for exploratory drilling for shale ... - Insideireland.ie :: http://insideireland.ie/2014/08/11/sinn-fein-mp-says-she-will-continue-to-oppose-controversial-fracking-for-shale-gas-following-measures-announced-by-british-government-106417/

Balfour dangles £200m in front of investors as it rejects merger again - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/balfour-dangles-200m-in-front-of-investors-as-it-rejects-merger-again-9661676.html

Disney-Amazon Dispute Concerns More Than Pricing - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/disney-amazon-dispute-concerns-more-than-pricing-1407798288

Law change needed to save pubs, says Campaign for Real Ale - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28747118

Scottish independence raises questions over BAE's new Navy contract - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/11027149/Scottish-independence-raises-questions-over-BAEs-new-Navy-contract.html

World Cup woe: food and drink sales hit by early England exit - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11026819/World-Cup-woe-food-and-drink-sales-hit-by-early-England-exit.html

Dollar stronger against the yen - Independent Online :: http://www.iol.co.za/business/markets/currencies/dollar-stronger-against-the-yen-1.1733868

In Britain, Nuclear Reactors to Be Shut Down in Fault Investigation - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/business/international/EDF-to-shut-down-nuclear-reactors-in-Britain-for-investigation.html

Asian Stocks Extend Gains With Dollar as Wheat Declines - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-11/asian-index-futures-rise-as-yen-holds-losses-crude-drops