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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange seen on April 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 23, 2025, 4:19 pm
Investors bet on Israeli resilience: Wartime stock market is world’s fastest growing
And even with conflict still raging in the Gaza Strip and an economy saddled with war debt, the shekel is at recent highs against the euro and dollar
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. (Courtesy)
June 15, 2025, 7:08 pm
Tel Aviv shares gain amid waves of missile attacks between Israel and Iran
Major indices rise, led by defense, retail, and construction stocks, as investors weigh implications for the local economy if removal of the Iranian nuclear threat materializes
By Sharon Wrobel
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, December 25, 2018. (Adam Shuldman/Flash90/File)
December 24, 2023, 6:39 pm
Double whammy: Judicial overhaul, Hamas war batter Israeli markets in 2023
Local stocks underperformed global stocks this year, and remain cheap relative to those in other markets, but any rebound in 2024 will depend on security and political stability
By Sharon Wrobel
The governor of the Bank of Israel, Amir Yaron, attends a press conference in Jerusalem, March 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
July 7, 2020, 3:31 pm
Bank of Israel sees its corporate bonds plan as sharing in virus-related risk
Central bank intends to intervene, for the first time ever, in the corporate bond market, buying bonds for a total of NIS 15 billion, in a bid to aid the pandemic-hammered economy
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli airline El Al planes parked at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel, on March 16, 2018. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
June 11, 2020, 3:03 pm
Proposed rescue deal could lead to nationalization of ailing airline El Al
Strategic considerations, not numbers, seen behind the move to save the carrier, which has played a role at key junctures of Israeli history and is currently grounded by pandemic
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon in Jerusalem on March 11, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
April 30, 2020, 12:22 pm
Businesses, economists decry ‘lack of leadership’ as pandemic batters economy
Ad hoc addenda, poor implementation and too little, too late — a chorus of criticism for the government’s aid measures comes from firms big and small, along with the self-employed
By Shoshanna Solomon
A trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
April 2, 2020, 11:44 am
Israelis’ savings, pensions shrink as coronavirus infects global markets
People at the start of their career have the luxury of waiting for recovery; those who were planning to retire need to consult
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: A United Parcel Service driver delivers packages from Amazon.com in Palo Alto, California, June 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/File)
September 22, 2019, 5:49 pm
Amazon launches Israel site, but won’t spell doom for malls… yet, analysts say
The e-commerce giant’s dedicated site for Israel activates ‘ships locally button’ and includes Israeli stores like Crazy Line, Newpan
By Shoshanna Solomon
Bank of Israel Professor Amir Yaron, left, seen with CEO of Leumi Bank, Rakefet Rosek-Aminach, right, at his appointment ceremony held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 24, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 1, 2019, 1:28 pm
CEOs fleeing Israeli banks in quest for higher salaries, less regulation
Three leaders of the five main banking groups are stepping down, with a 2016 law capping wages in the financial sector among the reasons top talent is turning to other sectors
By Shoshanna Solomon
A general view of TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries in Jerusalem, Israel, October 11, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 12, 2019, 5:57 pm
Price-fixing lawsuit deals another blow to already fragile Teva, experts say
The drugmaker, struggling to cut costs in order to meet debt repayments, may face billions of dollars in fines
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. Clouds on the horizon. (SARINYAPINNGAM; IStock by Getty Images)
March 14, 2019, 11:31 am
Clouds gather as Israel emerges from economic ‘golden decade’
After April elections, the new government must set out long-term policies to curb the shekel’s rise, boost education and infrastructure, and trim bureaucracy, economists say
By Shoshanna Solomon
A general view of the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, December 20, 2009. (Kobi Gideon / FLASH90)
November 27, 2018, 2:59 pm
Bank of Israel catches economists off guard in first rate hike since 2011
Citing higher inflation and ‘handsome’ economic growth, the central bank on Monday raised its key lending rate for December to 0.25% from a record low 0.1%
By Shoshanna Solomon
Bezeq workers installing fiber optic cables. (Courtesy)
March 1, 2018, 4:54 pm
After probe dust settles, will Bezeq be able to regain investors’ confidence?
Much depends on the future dividend policy of the nation’s largest telecom firm, and whether it will be able to restore faith in its corporate governance, analysts say
By Shoshanna Solomon
A general view of TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries in Jerusalem, Israel, October 11, 2013. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 6, 2017, 6:17 pm
Teva slide could draw vultures but it won’t be easy prey
Israeli drugmaker has regulations in place meant to protect it from a takeover and preserve its Israeli identity
By Shoshanna Solomon
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon speaks during a Labor, Welfare and Health Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 11, 2017, 6:10 pm
Israel’s new tech funds raise both hackles and hope
Israel is setting up four high tech investment funds backed by state guarantees and traded on the stock exchange
By Shoshanna Solomon
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