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Drop in demand sparks NIS 249m quarterly loss for Israel's electricity company

Due to the loss of natural gas supplies from Egypt for a year and a half, IEC had faced a severe shortage of natural gas, which it uses to generate electricity.

By Avi Bar-Eli | May 26, 2013 | 04:03 AM

Israel Electric Corp.’s Hadera power station.

Israeli startup helps online retailers to boost sales.

Startup in focus / Commerce Sciences puts you in that buying mood

What makes you buy something on Amazon or eBay late at night? And what makes 98% of people who land on e-commerce sites leave...

By Inbal Orpaz | 04:03 AM

Israeli electric car venture may have reached the end of the road

The automotive venture,Better Place started by founder Shai Agassi and Israel Corporation controlling shareholder Idan Ofer may...

By Yoram Gabison | 10:40 PM

Tech roundup / Angels in Tel Aviv flock to OurCrowd

This was a week marked by wireless love; foreseeably droopy results from competition-stricken mobile operator Partner; an Israeli...

By Ruth Schuster | 01:21 PM

Report: Google may outbid Facebook for Israeli startup Waze

Google and other companies approached Waze after its talks with Facebook became public, Bloomberg news reported.

By Reuters | May 24, 2013 | 10:13 AM

IDB bondholders taking control, Dankner may lose job

Bondholders of the debt-laden group's two top companies reached agreement on how to divide the equity.

By Assa Sasson, Michael Rochvarger | May 24, 2013 | 08:28 AM

Business in Brief

| May 24, 2013 | 05:31 AM

Israeli official blasts plan to impose tax on home purchases

Head of Tax Authority’s real estate unit says decision was made without considering effects on market or economy.

By Ranit Nahum-Halevy, Moti Bassok | May 24, 2013 | 05:25 AM

Israeli authorities examine Google's tax strategy

By Hila Raz | May 24, 2013 | 04:10 AM

Is Israeli pharma giant Teva going to be pushed off its perch?

Long the world’s biggest maker of generic drugs, an industry consolidation may well create a bigger rival for Teva.

By Yoram Gabison, The Associated Press, Reuters | May 24, 2013 | 03:58 AM

Market report / Bernanke's remarks hit Israeli shares, boost dollar

Investors fear that an early end to U.S. stimulus efforts could jeopardize the global economic recovery.

By Dror Reich | May 23, 2013 | 09:11 PM

In the world of charity, Israel is still receiving a lot more than it gives back

'We know there's a global village, but we're not exactly part of it,' says a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

By Lior Dattel | May 23, 2013 | 06:27 PM | 3

Israel and Britain unveil partnership to ramp up scientific research by 2018

Science and Technology Minister Jacob Perry contrasts stance of UK government with segments of academia that seek to boycott Israel.

By Ora Coren | May 23, 2013 | 04:30 PM | 2

Lapid promises to build 150,000 rental apartments

Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid launches plan to build more long-term rental units, but former social protest leader MK Stav Shaffir says the real key is to monitor rental prices.

By Moti Bassok | May 23, 2013 | 04:25 PM

Business Opinion

Sheldon and Miriam Adelson stand with Netanyahu.

Israel's have-nots will keep paying for Birthright, if Sheldon Adelson has his way

By Itay Ziv | 03:00 PM | 4

Debt-rescheduling has exceeded all bounds in Israel - hopefully, that's going to change

By Assa Sasson | 02:11 AM

Lapid's 1.5% income tax hike isn't the problem

By Meirav Arlosoroff | 03:24 PM

Start-up of the Week

Staying ahead of the game

By Maya Epstein | 05:49 PM

Startup of the week / Using banks to move money is so yesterday

By Amitai Ziv | 02:30 PM

Startup of the week / Commerce Sciences puts you in that buying mood

By Inbal Orpaz | 04:05 PM

David's Harp

David's Harp / Does populism really speak for the people?

By David Rosenberg | 03:03 AM

David's Harp / Fischer's act of desperation

By David Rosenberg | 09:59 AM | 2

David's Harp / Time to uncork the fiscal champagne?

By David Rosenberg | 05:26 AM

Real Estate

Azrieli plans fourth skyscraper, buys land for NIS 374 million

By Nati Tucker, Raz Smolsky, Michael Rochvarger | 04:48 PM

Interior minister approves doubling property taxes on vacant Israeli apartments

By Nimrod Bousso | 05:16 AM | 2

Home prices in Israel rose 6% in first quarter of 2013

By Raz Smolsky | 09:30 AM | 4

Tech roundup

Tech roundup / Stymieing smartphone smugglers

By Ruth Schuster | 10:32 AM

Tech roundup / What Else? A smart launcher; soccer still popular

By Ruth Schuster | 10:26 AM

Facebook in advanced negotiations to buy Israeli start-up Waze for $1 billion

By Amir Teig, Inbal Orpaz | 01:01 PM

DNA of a Startup

What does it mean to live in a startup nation?

By Liz Steinberg | 01:59 PM | 2

Mission (almost) impossible

By Eytan Avriel | 01:45 PM

Hello, consumer

By Tali Heruti-Sover | 01:40 PM