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Dubai’s Bankers, Traders Return to City Contending With War

The lunch crowds had returned to the exclusive Arts Club in Dubai’s financial hub, and roads were starting to fill up again in the area. Many bankers, traders and executives who had temporarily relocated out of the United Arab Emirates after Iranian missiles targeted the country were beginning to stream back into offices.

By Laura Gardner Cuesta, Dinesh Nair, Omar El Chmouri and Zainab Fattah

Fifth Circuit Tosses Autistic Worker’s Suit Over Telework Denial

An ex-Army contractor diagnosed with autism and social anxiety lost his bid to revive his lawsuit alleging his employer didn’t provide a reasonable accommodation to telework and retaliated by terminating him.

AcmeSolv to Proceed With $38 Million Pharmacist Services Order

AcmeSolv LLC is cleared to perform a $38 million pharmacist services task order at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, the GAO said in a decision released Friday.

Risk of $5 Gas ‘Can No Longer Be Dismissed,’ JPMorgan Says

US gasoline prices have a legitimate chance of rising to $5 a gallon as refiners prioritize jet-fuel production at the expense of other products, according to analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Iran War Tests Wall Street Firms’ Addiction to Mideast Money

It was the question Mubadala Investment Co.’s Camilla Languille couldn’t escape all week.

Hormuz Woes Seen Lingering Into Second Half, Goldman Poll Shows

Wall Street is growing more convinced that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will remain impaired into the second half of the year, highlighting expectations for a longer-lasting supply shock.

NJ Suit Tests Limits of State Projects’ Diverse Hiring Practices

A constitutional challenge to New Jersey’s race-and gender-conscious hiring requirements for construction project labor agreements portends an emerging state and local front in Trump-era battles against diversity efforts.

Iran Turns to China Rail Link to Try to Bypass US Blockade

Iran is ramping up trade with China via rail in a bid to blunt the impact of a US blockade of its ports and adapt to pressure designed to strangle its economy.

Trump Rejects Need for Curbs on Oil Exports After Trade Surge

President Donald Trump said there’s no need for curbs on US oil or jet fuel exports to address global shortages sparked by the war with Iran.

Trump’s FEMA Council Backs Overhaul of Disaster Response

President Donald Trump’s task force for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday recommended sweeping changes to how the federal government responds to natural disasters.