The pound could jump by as much as 6% against the dollar and UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage could resign Friday if Britain votes to remain in the European Union in Thursday's referendum and avoid a so-called Brexit. Leading up to the vote, more attention has been given to apocalyptic market scenarios in the event of a Brexit than to what would happen if the UK votes to stay in the EU. Some of the forecasts have been grim. HSBC estimated this week that if Britain votes to leave the EU, the pound could fall by 15% against the dollar and gross-domestic-product growth could be 1 to 1.5 percentage points lower ... (full story)