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Donald Trump delivers a speech as he officially opens his Trump Turnberry hotel and golf resort in Scotland on Friday. Donald Trump hailed Britain's vote to leave the EU as "fantastic" shortly after arriving in Scotland.

With Trump In Scotland, Clinton Steps Up Barrage Against His 'Brexit' Response

2:09pm June 25, 2016

by Ed McNulty

After the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, Trump spoke on the move at his remodeled Scottish golf course. Clinton used those remarks as fodder for a message her campaign has been pushing hard.

People at the Leave.EU campaign's referendum party at Millbank Tower in London react to a regional EU referendum result on Thursday.

Brexit: What's Race Got To Do With It?

7:00am June 25, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Why did the U.K. just vote for something so economically disastrous? Some point to racial tension resulting from record levels of immigration within the EU.

President Obama speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Concerns about a possible

If Your Job Is To Attract Investments Here, Then 'Brexit' Could Hurt

4:06pm June 22, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

The U.K. is the largest source of foreign investments in the U.S. Representatives of state economic development teams weigh in on the possible impact of a "Brexit" on business in their states.

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Britain's Bookies: Odds Are U.K. Will Stay In E.U.

1:20pm June 22, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

The polls point to a close Brexit vote on Thursday. But the bookmakers, who've done better than the pollsters recently, say it's more likely that British voters will choose to remain in the E.U.

Men wearing pro-Brexit T-shirts at an event in London on May 11. Polls show that older voters are more like to vote for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, while younger voters are more likely to cast ballots to stay in the EU.

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Brexit Vote Reveals The Generation Gap In The United Kingdom

7:45am June 12, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Younger United Kingdom citizens are more likely to favor remaining in the EU - but they're also less likely to vote.

Voters will decide on the "Brexit" question in a June 23 referendum. Postal voting forms are available ahead of time.

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A Guide To Britain's 'Brexit' Vote

10:44am June 08, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

British voters on June 23 will cast what some have called the most important vote of their lives — on whether the U.K. should remain in the European Union. Here's a guide to the main issues at stake.

Archaeological conservator Luisa Duarte holds a Roman waxed writing tablet at Bloomberg's London offices on Wednesday. This tablet contains the earliest written reference to London, dated A.D. 65-80; it reads "Londinio Mogontio" -- that is, "in London

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Hello From Londinium: Oldest Handwritten Documents In British History Discovered

12:59pm June 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Notes, bills and contracts dating to as early as A.D. 43 were discovered during work on a new building in London. The wooden tablets mention debts, legal disputes and one Tertius the Brewer.

Roman Borisovich is a Russian banker-turned-anti-corruption activist and founder of ClampK, the Campaign for Legislation Against Money-laundering in Property by Kleptocrats. Here Borisovich stands in front of a multi-million dollar London house owned by D

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As The Global Rich Buy Up London Homes, Britons Ask If The Money Is Legit

5:16pm May 30, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Many of London's expensive homes are owned by obscure foreign companies. Critics say the city has become a haven for those hiding ill-gotten gains, and the government is starting to respond.

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"As a farmer," says Will Dickinson, "I want to stay in business." He plans to vote next month to stay in the EU, in part because of the farm subsidies he receives from the European Union.

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For Some U.K. Farmers, Business Looks Better Without 'Brexit'

9:53am May 24, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Britain's farming minister favors leaving the European Union. But some farmers fear losing subsidies and foreign workers if that happens. "As a farmer," says one, "I want to stay in business."

John Fieldsend (left), age 7, with his father Curt Feige and older brother Arthur, age 10, in the final photograph taken of them together in 1939, on the day the boys boarded a Kindertransport train bound for England. Curt Feige and his wife Trude were mu

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'Britain's Schindler' Is Remembered By Those He Saved From The Nazis

8:27am May 19, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

More than 600 Jewish children owe their lives to Nicholas Winton, who saved them from Czechoslovakia on the eve of WWII. Winton died last year at 106. A memorial is being held in London on Thursday.

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