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President Martin Schulz says speeding up of UK exit being considered after ‘continent taken hostage because of Tory party fight’

Here are some guidelines for how the American economy will weather this storm, according to Torsten Slok

Great Britain voted to leave the European Union. Markets yesterday bet they would stay, and now the fallout is great. David Craig for USA TODAY.

As Donald Trump went to Scotland and attacked his political opponents on Friday, Vice President Biden returned the favor by hitting Trump during a speech in Ireland.

The UK has voted to leave the EU - a process that has come to be known as Brexit. Here is what is likely to happen next.

France's far right National Front party and Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders called for referendums in their own countries on European Union membership Friday in the wake of the UK vote to leave the bloc.

Though he would have preferred that the UK stayed in the European Union, US President Barack Obama said he respects the decision of the British people and reassures them that their special relationship with the US will remain.

DAVID Cameron announced he will step down as Prime Minister, share markets around the world went into free-fall and the possibility of other countries moving towards greater independence increased after the results of a referendum showed Brits wanted to leave the European Union.

The UK and the EU entered uncharted waters Friday after the country voted to leave the bloc. Shortly after the result, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to resign in three months. Follow all the events on our live blog below.

Opinion polls taken before the vote indicated the outcome is far too close to forecast.

In or out? Remain or leave? Economy or immigration? Freedom or security — the debate has been the talk of the UK for months.

“It is a leap into the unknown,” one British economist said.