Money
PayPal layoffs hit Israel as payment giant restructures global operations
The cut will hit the Tel Aviv development center, which develops artificial intelligence systems to analyze transactions in real time, detect fraud, and prevent money laundering.
Your Investments: No need to go looking for financial independence
Third consecutive cut: Bank of Israel lowers interest rates to 3.25%, following economic review
Crypto companies spend record $640 million buying back own tokens
Matzot, vegetables, and a washing machine: Passover 2026 marks a new era of Israeli consumerism
The pre-Passover shopping season begins, highlighting a key trend: Expensive and complex products, led by electrical appliances, are rapidly moving into food retail chains.
2026 market trends every MENA trader should watch
Wall Street slips as escalation in Middle East war with Iran fuels energy, inflation concerns
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top US general Dan Caine suggested that strikes against Iran were intensifying.
Iran's Melli, Sepah banks reported outages, service disruptions, IRGC-linked media report
Iranian authorities did not comment on whether the bank outages were caused by a cyberattack or were coincidental.
For the victims of the war: The Jewish Agency launches an emergency assistance fund
The Jewish Agency launches the Lions Roar Fund with support from the Jewish Federations of North America, Keren Hayesod and Haruach Hayisraelit to aid victims of Iran missile attacks.
Chinese crane manufacturer gives 7,000 employees 'as much cash as they can carry'
At a February gala attended by about 7,000 staff, workers were timed to count piles of cash on stage, with one reportedly pocketing 100,000 yuan in a single run
Iran sent Hezbollah hundreds of millions in 2025, and ordinary Iranians paid the bill - analysis
Consider what that same sum could buy in Iran, where families navigate food insecurity, punishing inflation, and chronic medicine shortages.
Your Taxes: Doing business in Israel in 2026
Israel’s tax treaties and the OECD Multilateral Instrument refine these criteria for foreign companies.
Your Investments: I’ll take both the blue and the purple dresses
If you can honestly differentiate between needs and wants, you’ll be in a much stronger financial situation and ultimately be able to indulge every now and then in a luxury item.
Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them
The war has drained the economy and people of spending power. How can demand from the public for homes be increased? What ought to be done?
