Bloomberg Brazilian equities plunged 10 percent before being halted as political crisis gripped the nation. Losses in US stocks were muted and the dollar rose for the first time in seven days as investors assessed the turmoil in Washington. The S&P 500 Index retreated 0.2 percent, with fresh revelations about undisclosed contacts between Donald Trump’s campaign and the Kremlin adding …

Reuters Stock markets in the Middle East most exposed to foreign fund flows followed glo- bal shares lower on Thursday, while the Saudi Arabian index, dominated by local investors, outperformed the region for the day and the week. Dubai’s index lost 0.5 percent as most shares that are constituents of the MSCI emerging market index dropped. DXB Entertainments slumped 4.3 …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE participated in the first trade and investment dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU), which concluded at the headquarters of the Council’s General Secretariat at the Saudi Capital of Riyadh. The Ministry of Economy organized the UAE delegation which was headed by Mohammed Nasser Hamdan Al Zaabi, Director …