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Brexit Tracker: MPs Pull Article 50 Trigger, Consumer Borrowing Slows And Holland Looks To Gain
February 02, 2017

It’s happened. The wheels for Brexit are officially in motion as U.K. MPs overwhelmingly voted to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. In this week’s Brexit Tracker, we see what may happen now that Prime Minister Theresa May has been granted the Brexit go-ahead,...

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UK Supreme Court Rules Parliament Has To Vote On Brexit
January 25, 2017

Exiting the European Union isn’t as cut and dry as many Brits may think, with the U.K. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday (Jan. 24) that Parliament has to vote on whether or not the U.K. government can begin the Brexit process. According to a report, the ruling means...

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Brexit Tracker: May’s Grand Plan, Big Banks, And Jamie Dimon Weighs In
January 24, 2017

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent speech set the scene for what the post-Brexit world will truly look like — and the whole “soft Brexit” idea is officially off the table. In this week’s Brexit Tracker, we get a glimpse of what’s to come when...

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Brexit Tracker: Funding Circle Thrives, Retailer Cuts Bonuses, VC Funding Rebounds?
January 17, 2017

This week displayed many ups and downs for the post-Brexit economy in the U.K. From big funding news to big cuts to bonuses, this week’s Brexit Tracker continues to track how Britain’s decision to exit the European Union (EU) is impacting business across industries.  ...

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Brexit Tracker: Snapchat Eyes London, Shoppers Up Spending, House Prices Bounce Back
January 11, 2017

Britain Prime Minister Theresa May has made it clear that Brexit pain lies ahead as the country looks to exit the European Union. May said that the wrangling (and the logistics) of getting the country out of the EU will likely prove to be “exceptionally...

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Eurozone Integrity At Risk With Brexit, JPMorgan’s Dimon Says
August 02, 2016

Concerns about European economies have been surging ever since U.K. voters cast a historic vote to exit the European Union. And while it remains to be seen just how big the impact will be, JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon warned Monday (Aug. 1) that...

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UK Consumers May Rein In Spending On Heels Of Brexit
July 11, 2016

The U.K. economy has been holding up in large part on the backs of consumers, but the recent historic vote to leave the European Union could change all that, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Currently about 60 percent of the gross...

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Brexit, Bitcoin And Ethereum: Governance Gone Awry, With Beach Reading
July 01, 2016

Brexit Brexit shows just how important good governance is. Committed anarchists read no further. For everyone else, human communities have always needed rules to get the best out of each other — because we can make each other better off in so many different ways...