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TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Asia stocks were relatively unaffected on Friday (June 9) after British elections seemed to leave no single party with a clear claim to power. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei opened at 19953.06 up 43.80 points. In South Korea, stocks opened slightly higher with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) up 0.33 percent, to 2,371.36 points as of 0130 GMT. Hong Kong markets opened up as voting for the United Kingdom’s general election […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) – British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday (June 9) it was time for Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down after election results indicated she had lost votes, support and the confidence of voters. “This election was called in order for the prime minister to gain a large majority in order for her to assert her authority,” he said in London. “If there is a message from tonight’s results, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James Comey. Britons head to the polls on Thursday, the same day the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce its latest interest rate decision, and Comey will face a congressional panel probing the connection between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. “There has been a clear […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Theresa May faces her first nationwide electoral test as Britain’s prime minister on Thursday, as she toughens her Brexit position just weeks before a crucial general election. Britain will choose thousands of new local councillors in a vote that will be closely watched for proof of the strength of May’s Conservatives, which opinion polls suggest are on course for a thumping victory in the June 8 parliamentary elections. Nearly 5,000 […]
