Brexit vote: "Are we witnessing Britain"s biggest political crisis of modern times? Absolutely yes."
Brexit vote: 'Are we witnessing Britain's biggest political crisis of modern times? Absolutely yes.'.....»»
UK pay growth hits 4% for first time since 2008
Britain's workers received their biggest pay rises in more than 11 years this summer, even as the country's political crisis over Brexit deepened. David Pollard reports......»»
EU offers short Brexit delay but sets strict limits
European Union leaders are gathering again Friday after deciding that the political crisis in Britain over Brexit poses too great a threat to the world's biggest trading bloc......»»
Parliament Rejects UK Leaving EU with No-Deal BREXIT
Wednesday, UK lawmakers rejected leaving the EU without a deal, paving the way for a vote to delay BREXIT to seek a way out of Britain’s worst political crisis in generations. Lawmakers voted.....»»
Easing political worries lift global shares, pound jumps
Britain's pound bounced from three-year lows on Wednesday after a parliamentary vote raised the prospect of another delay to Brexit, while an easing of worries about political risk in Italy helped push world stocks higher......»»
Easing political worries in Europe lift shares, pound jumps
Easing worries over political risk in Britain and Italy helped stocks rise on Wednesday with the pound bouncing from three-year lows after a parliamentary vote raised the prospect of another delay to Brexit......»»
What Next? UK lawmakers to vote on myriad Brexit options
With the date and terms of Britain's departure from the European Union mired in uncertainty, Parliament has seized control of the political process so lawmakers can try to hammer out a way forward......»»
The Latest: May, Brexit critics face off in crisis meeting
The Latest on Britain's debate over leaving the European Union (all times local): 2:10 p.m. British Prime Minister Theresa May is going to be confronted by a group of her Conservative Party's leading Brexiteers at a crisis meeting......»»
Major UK union backs calls for new Brexit referendum
One of Britain's biggest trade unions is backing calls for a new public vote on leaving the European Union, saying voters were misled during the 2016 referendum campaign......»»
Letter by business leaders to call for vote on Brexit terms: Sky News
More than 50 senior business leaders have signed a letter to be published in The Sunday Times newspaper that will say there should be a new public vote on the final terms of Britain's exit from the European Union, Sky News reported on Saturday......»»
Business figures call for vote on Brexit terms: Sunday Times
More than 70 business figures are calling for a public vote on the final terms of Britain's exit from the European Union, warning that the country faces "either a blindfold or a destructive hard Brexit", the Sunday Times reported......»»
Pound hits 20-month low after Britain"s May aborts Brexit vote
Sterling tumbled to its weakest since April 2017 on Monday after British Prime Minister Theresa May pulled a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal with the EU, panicking investors about deepening political uncertainty in Britain. Pascale Davies reports.....»»
Pound hits 20-month low after Britain"s May aborts Brexit vote
Sterling tumbled to its weakest since April 2017 on Monday after British Prime Minister Theresa May pulled a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal with the EU, panicking investors about deepening political uncertainty in Britain. Pascale Davies reports.....»»
Sterling sinks on Brexit vote delay, Asian shares dither
The pound hovered near 20-month lows on Tuesday, as political turmoil deepened in Britain with a key vote on Brexit being delayed while U.S. shares staged a late rebound in a positive signal for Asian markets......»»
Brexit: as odds stack up against Theresa May, what next?
Britain faces the prospect of political and economic limbo after a historic vote on Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal deal on Tuesday, leaving economists and bookmakers sizing up the odds on her - and her country's - future options. Laura Frykberg reports......»»
UK promised Nissan 80 million pounds of support for 2016 car investment: FT
Britain promised about 80 million pounds ($104 million) in support to Nissan in 2016 as part of a major investment by the Japanese carmaker in its British car plant just four months after the Brexit vote, the Financial Times reported on Monday......»»
European Parliament Approves Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Britain
European Parliament Approves Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Britain Authored by Alexander Zhang via The Epoch Times, The European Parliament announced on Wednesday that E.....»»
Fed chair warns of long, painful downturn if Congress does not provide more economic relief
Powell said that the United States is in the midst of the 'biggest shock our economy has felt in modern times' and 40 percent of American households earning less than $40,000 had lost jobs in March......»»
U.S. stocks sink, with Dow falling more than 500 points, after Fed chief signals economic pain ahead
Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell says policymakers need to come up with more fiscal support – and soon – amid "the biggest shock our economy has felt in modern times.â€.....»»
Debt Crisis, Brexit, Now Virus. Can the EU Survive?
The European Union is in crisis, again. Effectively the world’s third-biggest economy, the 27-nation bloc is struggling to muster a united response to the deepest recession in almost a century unleashed by t.....»»
Fed Chair warns of long, painful downturn if Congress does not provide more economic relief
Powell said that the United States is in the midst of the 'biggest shock our economy has felt in modern times' and 40 percent of American households earning less than $40,000 had lost jobs in March......»»