Brexit

U.S. Treasury yields fell early Wednesday as the chance of a Brexit deal being ratified before the end of October dimmed, drawing investors into haven assets like U.S. government paper. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y,…

At a research lab in California, a mathematical calculation that the largest supercomputers could not complete in under 10,000 years was done in 3 minutes 20 seconds, Google said in a paper in the science journal Nature. Background: Our reporter Dennis Overb…

Even by the standards of recent months, Tuesday was a particularly confusing day in the United Kingdom's Brexit saga. Within the space of 30 minutes, members of Parliament went from approving in principle the deal Boris Johnson has agreed with the European U…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Will the other members of the European Union grant Britain an extension to leave the bloc beyond its Oct. 31 deadline and if they do, what will the delay look like? European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he would recomme…

After the vote, the Prime Minister said he would stop ratification and leave it to EU leaders to decide if the deadline should be extended. JESSICA TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images The European Union is expected to delay Britains departure from the bloc after Prime …

Boris Johnson's plan to take the UK out of the EU by October 31 has been dealt a major blow after MPs rejected his attempt to ram crucial Brexit legislation through parliament. Members of Parliament on Tuesday evening voted by 322 to 308 votes against the go…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson outside 10 Downing Street on October 19, 2019. | Peter Summers/Getty Images There’s still another critical vote that might spoil Boris Johnson’s October 31 Brexit plans. The UK Parliament advanced Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Br…

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers who do not support the government’s planned timetable to pass legislation to ratify its Brexit deal will be voting not to leave the European Union on Oct. 31, the leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Mond…

Britain's Parliament could vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal  Britain's Parliament could vote as early as Monday on a deal negotiated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the European Union for an orderly departure from the bloc. Parliament was expected to…

London (AFP) - A defiant British government doubled down Sunday, insisting it would leave the European Union in 11 days' time despite parliament forcing a reluctant prime minister to request another delay. In a day of high drama on Saturday, MPs in the House…