Business

HOT Mobile sold to Delek Israel, Keystone, Leumi Partners in NIS 1.88b. deal, group says

“The company is now being sold at its peak, and I am confident that the new owners will maintain the service standards and nationwide coverage," said Tal Granot, CEO of the HOT Group.

An illustration showing the logos of Pelephone and Hot Mobile displayed on a Pelephone screen in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.
New compensation track launched for protection racket victims.

Up to NIS 2 million: New compensation track launched for protection racket victims

Passengers queue at the flydubai counters in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026.

Libra travel insurance coverage for affected flydubai passengers to be extended for free

Smart packaging ideas can help small businesses stand out without overspending.

10 trendy packaging ideas for small businesses


WeWork's Adam Neumann says switching off for 25 hours every week for Shabbat helped him be better

The WeWork co-founder described a decade of Shabbat observance and persuaded Steven Bartlett to try a day without screens.

Adam Neumann, Founder and CEO of Flow.

Hapag-Lloyd urges Israel to review improved offer for shipping services company ZIM

The Finance Ministry raised concerns about Hapag-Lloyd's shareholder structure, noting that Qatar held a 12.3% stake and Saudi Arabia a 10.2% stake in the German company.

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Businesses damaged through extortion to be assisted by NIS 35 million program backed by Smotrich

Smotrich's plan includes compensation worth tens of millions of shekels for victims of protection-money extortion, aiming to enable those the have suffered protection payments to refuse to pay.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a ceremony marking the establishment of the new Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Arugot in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, September 2, 2026.

Businesses shocked in Kiryat Shmona: State demands $68 million return

Blow to northern businesses: Out of nearly $1.7 billion transferred to the city, the Tax Authority is demanding hundreds of millions back.

Impact site in Kiryat Shmona.

After the year of resilience: Israeli tech’s soul-searching

After another year of uncertainty, Israeli high-tech must pivot its strategic mindset to maintain a competitive advantage.

The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025.

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chair, becomes chairman emeritus

Howard Buffett will chair the $1 trillion conglomerate as his father remains on its board in an advisory role.

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, US, May 4, 2019; illustrative.

Is AI the end, or the means to the end? - opinion

Every pitch deck says "AI-powered". Almost none of them tell you which of two very different things that actually means.

A businessman is seen working alongside a team of robots in this illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Israeli AI English-learning startup Loora raises $22m. in Series B

The company, founded by former Sayeret Matkal soldiers Roy Mor and Yonti Levin, says it has more than 15 million users worldwide and has more than doubled revenue over the past year.

AI English-learning startup Loora founders CEO Roy Mor and CTO Yonti Levin.

Not ending at NIS 18m.: Additional fine for Central Bottling Company

The Competition Authority has published for public comment an additional notice of intent to charge the Central Bottling Company over intervention in retail soft drink prices.

Coca Cola cans.

AI didn't kill SaaS margins, flawed pricing and revenue management did- opinion

SaaS margins aren’t collapsing because of AI, they are crumbling under years of broken pricing and revenue infrastructure

The logo of network security provider Check Point Software Technologies Ltd is seen on servers at their headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel August 14, 2016