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    Why Brexit Matters

    Oct 30, 2019 3 minutes
    A Brexit banner is seen outside the Houses of Parliament in London on October 30. 2019. (Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images)

    Let’s back up for a moment from the daily political drama, the extensions and the calls for an election to remind ourselves why Brexit matters.

    There are economic reasons, of course.

    Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Britain’s stock market is only up about 10% as many investors have stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty. In the same period, U.S. stocks are up more than 30% and French stocks are up more than 25%.

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