Updated: British pound shaken by 6 percent ‘flash crash’

HONG KONG — The beleaguered British pound suffered a “flash crash” on Friday in which it briefly plummeted 6 percent within minutes to a new 31-year low, intensifying concerns about Britain’s exit from the European Union. The pound tumbled from $1.2600 to as low as $1.1789, a 6 percent drop in the space of two […]