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As Britain’s Economy Stumbles, One Sector Is Booming: Whisky

Scotch whisky exports have soared this year. The weak British pound could spur even more demand for single malt scotch.

U.K. Markets Rise as Liz Truss Steps Aside

The British pound traded 0.5 percent higher against the dollar, reaching $1.13 as Ms. Truss read a short statement outside Downing Street.

The Free Market Has Failed Britain

Animated by a fantasy version of the free market, Prime Minister Liz Truss set off a sequence of events that led her to the brink of being ousted by her own party.

After Weeks of Turmoil, UK Markets Face Another Test on Monday

Investors will get to weigh in after the Bank of England ended its bond market intervention and the bank’s governor offered conciliatory words over the weekend.

U.K. Markets Slump Despite Kwasi Kwarteng’s Ouster

Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor of the Exchequer, was fired on Friday by Prime Minister Liz Truss in a bid to end weeks of market turmoil.