Wall Street banks’ Q2 trading revenue likely to surge, softening blow from deal slump

A surge in trading revenue powered by volatile markets should partially offset a slump in M&A and equity and debt deals when Wall Street banks report second-quarter earnings this month.
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalisation

Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalised relations a year ago, are looking to Dubai’s Expo world fair in October to boost bilateral trade, which now stands at around $712 million.