Business & Innovation

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

Finance Ministry warns of NIS 9.5b. weekly loss, urges Home Front Command to ease restrictions

Israel launches historic project to send desalinated water into Sea of Galilee

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

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.

MARCH 4, 2026ByREUTERS

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024

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.

MARCH 4, 2026ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE

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.

MARCH 4, 2026ByNETANEL ARIEL/GLOBES/TNS

Market data is seen on part of an electronic board displayed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 4, 2020.

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.

MARCH 2, 2026ByASAF ZAGRIZAK/GLOBES/TNS

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Bet Shemesh, central Israel, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026

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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByREUTERS

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

OpenAI reaches deal to work with Dept. of Defense classified documents, CEO Altman announces

“Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network,” Sam Altman said in a statement.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan, February 3, 2025; illustrative.

Trump orders federal ban on Anthropic software over 'leftist' restrictions on military AI use

US President Trump ordered all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic’s Claude AI, citing a refusal to allow unrestricted military use. He has set a six-month phase-out for the DOD.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

President Donald Trump reacts at the end of the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026.

Your Investments: Personal and financial intensity

In synagogue a few days ago, while waiting for the evening prayer to start, we got into a discussion about Mishloah Manot (giving food to friends and family).

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByAARON KATSMAN