Business groups welcome new Brexit agreement

Business groups are welcoming the announcement of a new Brexit agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom on Thursday while continuing to warn against a no-deal outcome. The two sides announced the agreement on Thursday, with updated provisions for handling Northern Ireland, though the fate of the pact in the British Parliament remains unclear. “We welcome the news that a deal has been reached in principle,” Marjorie Chorlins, executive director of the U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-UK Business Council, said...