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AI forex automation is transforming trade execution speed

Quicker trades, sharper decisions and a market that never stops moving: AI is quietly rewriting the rules for forex trading across Israel and the Middle East. And speed is the real game-changer here.

AI forex automation is transforming trade execution speed.
Sportage Long.

The year of hybrids: Kia launches a better-equipped Niro and a cheaper Sportage

Oval and round solitaire diamond engagement rings reflecting shifts in the jewelry market during global conflict.

Luxury goods in wartime: Why the jewelry market reflects global instability

Hartley Rogers, Executive Co-Chairman of Hamilton Lane

Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub


Your Investments: If you don’t understand it, don’t invest in it

If a belief, value, or investment cannot be explained clearly, it is unlikely to endure. A sound financial plan should be understandable.

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

80% lower costs: The Israeli innovation shaking up the cultured food market

An Israeli startup revealed a hydrogel-based platform that cuts cultured food production costs and could speed the shift to sustainable alternatives to animal-based products.

Cultured meat.

After months of decline: Housing prices in Israel begin to rise

Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics show a trend reversal: The annual increase in housing prices stands at only 0.1%. For the first time in months, a price increase is noticeable.

Housing Prices.

What is zero knowledge proof? A guide into substrate pallets and ZK technology

Explore how the Zero Knowledge Proof project uses the Substrate framework and modular pallets to build a secure, privacy-focused blockchain for decentralized AI compute.

Crypto Market.

Liquid crystal and infrared: The glasses that could eliminate multifocals

At CES, smart glasses were unveiled that replace multifocal lenses with real-time focus adjustment, no cameras or screens, promising natural vision and a normal look, launching next year.

Multifocal glasses. Focus changes automatically.

MGS6: See what a price war in the EV market can do

Until a year ago, NIS 180,000 bought a Chinese family EV. Today, the same price gets a Tesla Model Y– or Ioniq 5–sized crossover for NIS 70,000 less. Is it a bargain?

The design demonstrates European roots, but could have been more interesting.

US to import up to $2 billion in Venezuelan crude oil under new export deal

The US and Venezuela reached a deal to export up to $2 billion in crude to the US, with President Donald Trump saying the move would divert oil from China and ease pressure on Venezuelan production.

 Oilfield workers hold a flag with the corporate logo of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA on a drilling rig at an oil well operated by them in the Orinoco belt, near Cabrutica, Anzoategui, April 16, 2015.

The market awaits a drop: Will it happen in 2026?

Are Israeli housing prices falling as hoped, or in a slow correction before the next surge? Ofer Petersburg reviews a year of data, expectations, and market trends.

Housing Market.

Venezuelan oil exports show signs of movement as bonds jump after Maduro arrest

Sanctioned oil tankers have quietly left Venezuela despite a us embargo, as markets rally on hopes of a post-Maduro transition.

A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Enough with the slogans: How can Israel truly jump-start the long-term rental market?

Despite years of government plans, the rental market barely moves. Uri Paz of Michlol Financing pinpoints the core issue and proposes a financing solution to enable large-scale long-term rentals.

Tenting Market.