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Easyjet and Carnival To Drop From The FTSE 100 Index

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UK-based discount airline Easyjet PLC (LON: EZJ.L and US  OTC: ESYJY) and cruise company Carnival PLC (LON: CCL.L and US NYSE: CUK)  will drop from the FTSE 100 Index on June 19, according to a press release by FTSE Russell. This is a followup post to an earlier today where I discussed about Lufthansa getting kicked out of DAX …

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Promise of Too Many “Free” Things May Have Doomed Britain’s Labor Party

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The Conservatives are projected to win UK’s election yesterday. Fears of Labor Party revival has been laid to rest. There are many reasons why Labor lost this election. But one reason that stood out is the promise of too many freebies to the general public. Britain has been a nanny state for many years now. …

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The UK Stock Market is The Worst Performing Among Developed Markets

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The UK used to be a super power ruling many countries of the world. Nowadays UK has become an also ran country. The country is not a leader in technology. In defense, it is generally considered a poodle of the US. Economically the country has bogged down in the Brexit morass for the past few …

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