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U.S. business ponder effects of Brexit breakthrough deal

by Stephen Beard
Dec 8, 2017
Today, after weeks of often bitter wrangling, the Brits struck a last-minute, breakthrough deal on Brexit with their European Union partners. They agreed to some of the key terms of their departure from the EU. The United Kingdom will likely be told next week that it can now move on to talk about a future […]
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Brexit: U.K. businesses call for more clarity over deal

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 8, 2017
Businesses eagerly wait for more details on the Brexit transition.
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
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Northern Ireland-Irish Republic border is a hurdle for Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Dec 5, 2017
The Irish Republic wants a guarantee that the border will remain open after Britain leaves the European Union. ...will stay as open as it is today.
Demonstrators wave EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, today.
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Brexit threatens ancient tongue in Britain's southwest

by Stephen Beard
Nov 28, 2017
Speakers of the Cornish language fear EU funding for learning it won't be replaced.
Loveday Jenkin, a leading Cornish language campaigner – standing next to the winding gear from a traditional Cornish tin mine.
Stephen Beard/Marketplace
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Cornwall's fishermen face up to post-Brexit realities

by Stephen Beard
Nov 16, 2017
People working out of Britain's largest fishing port wonder what lies ahead.
“There are more foreign boats working in our waters than U.K. boats at the moment,” says Dave Stevens, skipper of the Crystal Sea trawler.
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Brexit worries some UK businesses, excites others

by Stephen Beard
Nov 8, 2017
Negotiations are sluggish as the nation moves toward leaving the European Union.
Protesters march against Brexit in Brighton, England, on Sept. 24. 
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Brexit: Let's call the whole thing off?

by Stephen Beard
Nov 2, 2017
As economic fears mount, some Brits wonder if the decision to leave the European Union can be reversed.
Protesters demonstrate against the referendum to quit the EU outside the Houses of Parliament on June 28, 2016, in London.
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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The UK's cheese industry is wary of Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Oct 19, 2017
Cheesemakers, importers and exporters fear that leaving the European Union will be bad for business.
A cheesemaker mills curds in Dymock, Gloucestershire, in southwest England in February.
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Frankfurt readies for possible influx of London bankers

by Stephen Beard
Sep 21, 2017
Frankfurt hopes to draw London bankers post-Brexit but some residents have concerns.
Europa Allee, a broad avenue in the center of the city, is one likely destination for the Brexit bankers. Luxury apartment blocks, hotels, shops and leisure centers have been springing up there for more than five years.
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Britain's farmers have second thoughts on Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Aug 22, 2017
They face U.S. competition and the loss of EU subsidies.
A dairy farmer looks out of the milking parlor at Newlands Farm in Bozeat, England.
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