Economy
Insurance companies' profits surged this quarter to NIS 2.85 Billion
Phoenix and Menora Mivtachim led a 20% Q2 profit surge to NIS 2.85B across Israel's top insurers, prompting raised business targets and major dividend payouts.
Strategy or physical withdrawal: What does Washington’s shift from airstrikes to sanctions signify?
Treasury Secretary Bessent says US entering 'endgame' with Iran, will sever economic lifelines
Iranian worker’s suicide attempt exposes Islamic regime's economic crisis, expert says
'1873': How the first financial crisis made the world turn on the Rothschilds - review
The Rothschilds survived the 1873 financial crash, but the depression fueled antisemitic myths that would echo for generations.
Reputational security: Israel's strategic asset in free fall - opinion
Just as a state defends its borders, its cyber infrastructure and its economic assets, it must cultivate, promote, and defend the various components of its reputation.
The third road: Albania and the end of the resource colony - opinion
The world is, for the first time in its history, willing to pay for what Albania has.
Israel depends on reservists, it’s time to build policies around that reality - opinion
Reservists continue answering the call, but Israel's support systems remain built for a much shorter war.
From Hormuz to Beijing: How war is recasting China’s green energy strategy - opinion
The Iran war is making China’s green energy strategy more strategic at precisely the moment China’s solar sector is hitting the limits of overcapacity.
The optimist of Rothschild Boulevard
Ashdod Port company reports financial results for the first quarter of 2026
Ashdod Port continues to demonstrate growth in the first quarter of 2026, while maintaining full operational continuity during a complex security period.
Israel is taxing its future to subsidize those who do not serve - opinion
The burden of war falls on young reservists, while Israel's budget rewards those who do not share the sacrifice.
Lebanon burns foreign reserves to hold pound steady in face of devastating war losses - analysis
Currency stability has held near 89,500 to the dollar, but reserves, banks, households, and public confidence remain under heavy strain.
Trump's Iran negotiations walk him into a $300 b. extortion scheme by the IRGC - opinion
Terrorism is a business. Bombing Iran is significant, but bankrupting Iran is even more significant.
