02-Aug-2015 10:10

Germany met 78% of its daily energy needs with renewables - Quartz :: http://qz.com/469080/germany-met-78-of-its-daily-energy-needs-with-renewables/

Rent rises soar above stagnant inflation - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article4514281.ece

BG joins oil price casualties as profits slide 65 per cent - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bg-joins-oil-price-casualties-as-profits-slide-65-per-cent-10432051.html

Liberty raises stake in ITV in deterrent to rivals - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/liberty-raises-stake-in-itv-in-deterrent-to-rivals-10432048.html

Dollar Bulls Retreat as Slowing Pay Dents Fed Hike Speculation - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-01/dollar-bulls-retreat-as-slowing-pay-dents-fed-hike-speculation

RBS blames banking failure on cyber attack - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/rbs-blames-banking-failure-on-cyber-attack-689205.html

Alexis Tsipras defends Yanis Varoufakis over secret Grexit plan - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/31/alexis-tsipras-defends-yanis-varoufakis-secret-grexit-plan

John McFarlane to hire cost-cutting guru at Barclays - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/barc/11776832/John-McFarlane-to-hire-cost-cutting-guru-at-Barclays.html

Bank of Ireland profits surge to €642m as impairments fall - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bank-of-ireland-profits-surge-to-642m-as-impairments-fall-31419245.html

Will higher interest rates hit mortgage borrowers hard? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/11770716/Will-higher-interest-rates-hit-mortgage-borrowershard.html