Israeli team of BIU and NVIDIA researchers moves along with new AI technique
Bar Ilan University and NVIDIA researchers improve the ability to understand concepts describing location and direction in space.
Business & Innovation
Traders warn $100-a-barrel oil is imminent if Iran war keeps raging
Hitting hard: How the Iran war is decimating Israel's small businesses
Your Taxes: What makes Israeli hi-tech tick
Your Investments: Remaining optimistic in the face of Iranian missiles and golden calves
From the impact of AI on sectors of the economy to surging crude oil prices and fear of a protracted war, investors are on edge over a potential downturn in financial markets.
Bank Hapoalim posts NIS 9.8b. 2025 profit, sets dividend and buyback
Bank says credit expanded 13.4% in 2025 as asset quality improved and the board approved a NIS 1.239b. fourth-quarter distribution.
Israeli tech hiring continues during wartime, GotFriends survey finds
Survey of 500+ employers shows most firms keep recruiting, with many shifting to tighter, faster, and more remote-friendly processes.
Finance Ministry warns of NIS 9.5b. weekly loss, urges Home Front Command to ease restrictions
The Finance Ministry warned that the economic shutdown is costing Israel NIS 9.5 billion per week, urging a shift to an alert status and allowing businesses with protected spaces to reopen.
Israel launches historic project to send desalinated water into Sea of Galilee
New Reverse Carrier system will send up to 5,000 cubic meters of desalinated water per hour into the lake by early summer, as officials cite climate pressures and wartime conditions.
Flights resume to Ben Gurion International Airport as airspace reopens
Israir, one of Israel's two smaller carriers along with Arkia, said it planned five flights to Ben Gurion on Thursday from Rome, Berlin, Athens, Batumi and Rovaniemi/Lapland.
Tel Aviv stock market bucks global trends, betting on Israel’s future stability
As Israel confronts Iran, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange climbs, driven by optimism for reduced geopolitical risk and market resilience.
TASE more attractive than Wall Street after 127% surge, says Peilim’s Sarit Steiner
Since the outbreak of the was in October 2023, the Tel Aviv 125 index has risen 127%, double the S&P 500 index.
Iran war has already cost Israel NIS 9 billion, Finance Minister Smotrich says
Smotrich admits that the fiscal deficit will now be more than 3.9% of GDP, the target in the proposed 2026 budget.
Travel in chaos as airlines cancel flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran
Flight maps showed airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain virtually empty as Israel said it struck Iran and the US military initiated a series of strikes against targets in the country.
