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June 24, 2016 (Friday)

Brexit impact
- The British pound and FTSE 100 Index for the London Stock Exchange both fall in trading as early results from the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum show a stronger than expected result for Leave. (Bloomberg), (Telegraph)
- Asian markets drop as leave continues to lead in the Brexit referendum. (New York Times)
- The BBC has forecast the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. (BBC)

Volkswagen emissions scandal
- South Korean issues an arrest warrant for a Korea-based Volkswagen AG executive in relation to the emissions scandal which is the first warrant issued for an executive anywhere in the world. (Reuters via Daily Mail)

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 **The [[British pound]] and [[FTSE 100 Index]] for the [[London Stock Exchange]] both fall in trading as early results from the [[United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016|United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]]  show a stronger than expected result for Leave. [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2016-05-05/brexit-live-results-of-uk-s-eu-referendum (Bloomberg)], [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/23/eu-referendum-will-it-be-brexit-exit-poll-and-results-live/ (''Telegraph'')]
 **Asian markets drop as leave continues to lead in the Brexit referendum. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/business/dealbook/brexit-asian-stocks-bonds.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1 (''New York Times'')]
-**The BBC has forcasted the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk (''BBC'')]
+**The BBC has forecast the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. [http://www.bbc.com/news/uk (''BBC'')]
 ;Law and crime
 *[[Volkswagen emissions scandal]]