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Live Greek referendum: no vote heading for landslide victory

• Polls closed • Early projections show 61% for no vote

Latest update 5m ago
The Green party has hailed tonight’s referendum as a decisive vote against austerity: Caroline Lucas MP, who represents the British south coast constituency of Brighton Pavilion, says the eurozone must now accept that Greece needs debt relief: “The Greek people have made a decision which must now be respected. This referendum has seen EU states do their very best to undermine the democratic will of the Greek people but it’s time to draw a line under the past and move onwards. “History shows us t
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One important element of tonight’s voting is that young people have voted in their droves in favour of no, by around 2 to 1. Greece’s youth have suffered particularly badly from the last five years, with youth unemployment at record levels. But a majority of older voters backed the yes side, with their savings and pensions on the line. Ι've been tweeting these past few days on the generational divide in the #Greferendum. Younger voters: 67% No Elder: 37% No. — Yannis Koutsomitis (@YanniKouts) Ju

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The Green party has hailed tonight’s referendum as a decisive vote against austerity: Caroline Lucas MP, who represents the British south coast constituency of Brighton Pavilion, says the eurozone must now accept that Greece needs debt relief: “The Greek people have made a decision which must now be respected. This referendum has seen EU states do their very best to undermine the democratic will of the Greek people but it’s time to draw a line under the past and move onwards. “History shows us t

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A Greek insider has told Reuters that the ECB hiked the haircut on Greek assets by around 10%, but the impact will be ‘minimal’. #Greece banking source indicates #ECB increased haircut on Greek collateral for ELA by around 10% but reiterates that impact will be minimal. — RANsquawk (@RANsquawk) July 6, 2015

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A Greek insider has told Reuters that the ECB hiked the haircut on Greek assets by around 10%, but the impact will be ‘minimal’. #Greece banking source indicates #ECB increased haircut on Greek collateral for ELA by around 10% but reiterates that impact will be minimal. — RANsquawk (@RANsquawk) July 6, 2015

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interestrateripoff · July 6, 2015

Germany Maintains a Hard Line on Greece Debt After Vote

By LIZ ALDERMAN and JACK EWING 1:57 PM ET

As Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took conciliatory steps, replacing his finance minister, Berlin said it saw no basis for new negotiations as yet.

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Angela Merkel Faces Monumental Test of Leadership After Greek Vote

By ALISON SMALE and ANDREW HIGGINS 2:35 PM ET

The German chancellor must find a way to maintain European unity and the euro as a currency while also devising an acceptable resolution to Greece’s financial crisis.

Chinese Share Sell-Off Spills Over to Hong Kong

By KEITH BRADSHER

As Beijing tried to prop up its markets, shares of large companies rose, but small-capitalization stocks continued a retreat and Hong Kong indexes fell.

China’s Market Rout Is a Double Threat

Conviction of Former Goldman Sachs Programmer Is Overturned

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN 11:32 AM ET

The ruling sets the stage for state prosecutors to either appeal the decision or let Sergey Aleynikov’s six-year legal odyssey through the courts come to an end.

Document: Ruling on Ex-Goldman Programmer 11:26 AM ET

Eric Holder Returns to Covington & Burling

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED 12:16 PM ET

The former attorney general will be based in the law firm’s Washington office to focus on investigations and compex lawsuits.

Reddit’s Chief Apologizes After Employee’s Dismissal

By MIKE ISAAC 27 minutes ago

Ellen Pao, chief executive of the online message board, made an apology in a post after users took down portions of the site.

With Merging of Insurers, Questions for Patients About Costs and Innovation

By REED ABELSON

As insurers grow larger, the effect on consumers depends largely on how successfully other companies, particularly those created or attracted by the Affordable Care Act, can compete.

New, Simple ‘Buy’ Buttons Aim to Entice Mobile Shoppers

By CONOR DOUGHERTY and HIROKO TABUCHI

Companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are trying to bridge the gap between smartphone browsing and desktop purchases.

interestrateripoff · July 6, 2015

Markets ride out Greek vote storm

Global stock markets proved resilient on Monday despite Greece's shock rejection of the terms of an international bailout.

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