Brexit: A Guide To The Divided Kingdom

Trump Going On The Offensive It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump: his poll numbers are dropping, and his campaign war chest is bare. On Wednesday, the presumptive GOP nominee will seek to regain some momentum, by launching an attack on his expected Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a speech in New York. On Tuesday, Clinton launched a broadside against Trump, chastising him for repeatedly bankrupting his company. Sponsored by: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW. #IBTPulse --------------------------------------------------------------- In Battle Over Brexit: Who Wants What “Little Englanders” vs. Europhiles: The Brexit referendum — voters will decide Thursday whether to remain in the EU — has split Brits by region, class and age. Check out our breakdown of who in British society wants Brexit and why. Trump Going On The Offensive It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump: his poll numbers are dropping, and his campaign war chest is bare. On Wednesday, the presumptive GOP nominee will seek to regain some momentum, by launching an attack on his expected Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a speech in New York. On Tuesday, Clinton launched a broadside against Trump, chastising him for repeatedly bankrupting his company. VW Faces Shareholder Wrath Volkswagen’s management will be facing serious stockholder anger over their handling of the emissions cheating scandal, when the company holds its annual meeting Wednesday. Some investors have been calling for wide-ranging changes to management pay, governance and the structure of the company. Former House Speaker Goes To Jail Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, will begin serving a 15-month term in Federal prison Wednesday. He was convicted of breaking financial rules over payoffs he made to high school wrestlers that he sexually abused in the 1960s and 1970s. Hastert admitted the abuse, but could not be charged over it. HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT. Is Surveillance Silencing Wall Street Whistleblowers? Big financial firms use surveillance software to sniff out employees who might be breaking the law. But some banks, it seems, are not just hunting for employees who are breaking rules, but also those trying to do something noble – like whistleblowers. Tesla Shares Plunge On SolarCity Bid Elon Musk wants Tesla to pay billions to acquire the struggling solar energy firm, of which he is also chairman, to create a new integrated energy company. Shareholders in the electric carmaker showed what they thought of his plan Tuesday: they dumped the stock. North Korea Fires Banned Missiles Pyongyang’s military test-fired what are believed to be two medium-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday. The first launch was considered a failure, but reports suggest the second missile travelled almost 250 miles and reached an altitude of 620 miles, the most effective test to date. North Korea is seeking to develop missiles that could fly 3,000 miles, theoretically allowing it to reach the U.S. Pro Athletes Lost $30M In Ponzi Scheme Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez lost $7 million in a deal that regulators said amounted to a Ponzi scheme. Sanchez, along with baseball players Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt, were scammed by a broker who appealed to their Christian faith, then siphoned huge amounts of money from their accounts. AND THEN THERE'S THIS... Jaguar Shot Dead After Olympic Ceremony Animal rights groups expressed outrage after a jaguar being used in an Olympic ceremony in Brazil was killed by a soldier after it escaped from its handlers. The jaguar is the symbol of Brazil’s Olympic team, but organizers admitted that it had been a mistake to allow a wild animal to appear beside the Olympic torch, “a symbol of peace and unity,” at the event. Zuckerberg Does Not Want To Share The Facebook CEO set the internet alight Tuesday, but not how he intended. A picture posted to Instagram showed that he has tape over his laptop’s integrated camera and microphone, a tactic employed by both Edward Snowden and FBI director James Comey. Is he paranoid? Maybe, after the hack of his social media accounts, he’s just making sure he controls what he shares. 7 Hanover Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004 © 2015 IBT Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please add pulse@ibt-mail.com to your contacts [Unsubscribe] | Privacy Policy