Markets Soar as Polls Show Shift Away From Brexit
Score one for the common market. This morning's surging global shares were a reminder of the EU's trading-bloc origins. London's FTSE 100 opened 2 percent higher on news that weekend polling indicated Britons, after favoring Brexit last week, now tilt slightly toward voting to retain EU membership. Economic separation anxiety reportedly prompted the shift, rather than outrage over last week's murder of pro-EU Labour MP Jo Cox. But with three days to go, there's still no telling whether Britain will be holding firm or selling