Investment

Israeli AI startup founder pleads guilty to $27 million fraud scheme in New York

Ilit Razt, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Joonko, made false claims about the company’s customers and revenue to raise around $27 million in funding from investors.

An emblem marks the entrance to the US Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building, May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC.
A man blows a shofar outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

Your Investments: Turning Rosh Hashanah reflection into financial action

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Your Taxes: Israeli property flip ends with a costly VAT lesson

Zvi Neta, chairman of Automotive Equipment Group.

The sapling that bore bruit


Macron’s Damascus visit opens door to French investment in Syria - analysis

Banking assistance, transportation agreements, asset recovery, and corporate participation signal a shift from diplomatic outreach toward economic cooperation.

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of their meeting at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 7, 2026.

Pink Friday on Wall Street: Nicki Minaj joins Trump for White House lunch as Trump Accounts launch

Minaj, who was critical of Trump during his first term over his immigration policies, has since declared herself “probably the president's number one fan.”

Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Government approves: NIS 27 million to encourage hotel development in Judea and Samaria

Program offers up to 28% grants, planning support and budget removal of barriers to increase hotel rooms supply in Judea and Samaria region.

Construction in Judea and Samaria.

Your Investments: Like elite World Cup teams, profitable portfolios require consistent work

"The dream of every footballer and why we train and work is to reach the top, and a World Cup is the top." – Giovani Dos Santos, former Mexico footballer

GIOVANI DOS SANTOS (L) of Club America fights for the ball with Luis Reyes (R) of Atlas during the 7th round match between in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2021.

South Korea to unveil USD 650 b. mega semiconductor, AI projects in manufacturing 'great leap'

The announcement would mark President Lee Jae Myung's boldest push yet to align South Korea's AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities with a "great leap"

A view shows Samsung Electronics' chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Your Investments: Getting back to basics for a secure financial future

From the spiritual to the mundane, when it comes to building wealth, too often, we forget the process.

Rises on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Green Screens.

Inside the student fund backing tomorrow's entrepreneurs

Some are barely into their twenties, yet they decide which startups receive funding. Inside Ben-Gurion University's Cactus Capital, students aren't preparing to become investors. They already are.

Cactus Capital Winners

A new fund will invest in defense startups

Meet Stratos Ventures, the new Israeli fund connecting homeland security, government cyber, and supply chains with the strongest minds in the US.

The founders of Stratos Ventures, Daniel Fouzailov and Rotem Yehuda Kakon

The tech deal of the year: Four giants poured a billion dollars into an Israeli company

AppsFlyer closed a dramatic funding round of over a billion dollars as part of its Series E round, at a company valuation of $2.7 billion.

AppsFlyer

Lebanon will offer 'golden visa' for six-figure investors, amid economic crisis

In addition to the half a million dollars injected into the Lebanese economy, the process would also require prospective visa recipients to pay a $50,000 fee to the government.

(From R) LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and cabinet members attend a session on the army’s plan to disarm Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Sept. 5, 2025.