What Brexit Will and Won’t Change on Jan. 31: QuickTake

Britain’s protracted divorce from the European Union is finally happening: It will leave the bloc at 11 p.m. London time (midnight in Brussels) on Jan. 31. But that finish line is also a starting line for the battle over how the separation will work in practice. Virtually all facets of business and everyday life will remain unchanged while the U.K. and EU hash out specifics on issues ranging from trade to data sharing, fishing rights, and security co-operation. The new deadline is Dec. 31, 2020