Stock market

Alphabet takes its place in the Dow Jones industrial average

"Alphabet’s inclusion in the Dow reflects its shift toward AI and tech-driven markets amid global uncertainty."
Cigarettes

Drama in the tobacco market: Winston, Camel and LD switch companies, Globrands plunged by 46%

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio

An $11.5 billion family drama: The Ray–Ban heir against his siblings

Trading room in Seoul, South Korea

Drama in Seoul: The trading in South Korea was halted twice


Musk and Altman are generating the future: The trillion dollar IPOs that will erase Europe

Next generation technology infrastructure companies are going public and becoming liquidity magnets. The financial drama will stream billions into Israeli high tech as well, but it will harm Europe.

Elon Musk

Despite a decline in apartment sales – BST enters the stock exchange with a dramatic move

The BST construction group published a prospectus for an initial public offering on the stock exchange, with the intention of raising NIS 350 million at a valuation of up to NIS 3 billion.

Real estate in Israel

BST Group completed IPO at a valuation of NIS 3 billion

The BST real estate group, controlled by the Tannous family, completed an initial public offering in Tel Aviv.

From right to left: Alaa Tannous, Elias Tannous, Rafi Bisker, and Waseem Tannous

Fox jumps to streaming market, acquires Roku in $22 billion deal that will combine both companies

"The transaction combines FOX’s leading sports, news, and entertainment content and the Tubi service, with Roku’s leading connected TV platform," Fox Corporation said in a statement.

Fox Corporation's logo.

SpaceX's smooth debut, Elon Musk's road to trillionaire, set new template for mega IPOs

SpaceX's record-breaking debut on Friday dwarfed the previous largest flotation on US exchanges by nearly three times.

Elon Musk attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025.

Elon Musk set to become world's first trillionaire with SpaceX IPO worth $1.77 trillion

An additional 83.33 million shares would be available to purchase at the fixed rate after the first IPO by the initial investors, while Musk would keep 82% voting control in the company.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and a SpaceX logo are seen in this illustration created on January 23, 2025.

Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI pushes market up, even amid oil climbs and Hormuz crisis

The MSCI All-World index was up 0.13% to trade around record highs, as markets from Tokyo to Seoul traded at or near all-time peaks, underpinned by avid demand for anything AI-related.

Markets are closely watching the next moves in the U.S.-Iran conflict, as renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten global oil flows, inflation stability, and investor confidence.

Elbit Systems secures $1.4b. European defense contract as backlog passes $30b.

The multi-domain package includes autonomous unmanned vehicles, ground-based electronic warfare solutions, precision-guided artillery, and advanced reconnaissance systems.

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.

Former finance minister Kahlon to admit offense in UnetCredit collapse case

Moshe Kahlon is set to admit he failed to properly report serious UnetCredit financial irregularities while serving as company chairman.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

S&P 500 closes at fresh record, recovering all losses since start of US-Iran war

The S&P settled at 7,022.95, up 0.8%, LSEG data showed, surpassing its previous closing high in January. It also hit a new intraday record of 7,026.24.

S&P 500 illustration.