Sotheby's to Be Sold to French-Israeli Businessman Patrick Drahi for $3.7 Billion
Drahi runs a business-telecom empire and in Israel has stakes in Hot cable company and i24NEWS
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The Israeli Brothers Who Wrote the Bible on Online Learning
eTeacher began as a portal for private tutoring and has become a virtual school with 30,000 students worldwide ■ Yariv and Boaz Bin Nun explain how it’s done
Egypt Signs $500 Million Settlement With Israel Electric Corp Over Natural Gas Deal
Israeli officials says this is the most significant deal to emerge between the two countries since making peace in 1979
The Huge Trove of Personal Data Helping Israeli Startups Revolutionize Healthcare
The data on the millions of Israelis belonging to the country’s four health maintenance organizations is invaluable for developing products, services
Israeli Markets Anxious About IDB as Managers Flee
Holding group’s CEO says he’s stepping down, and CFO is rumored to be exiting too
Israeli Company Fiverr Lets Its Freelancers Share in the IPO Glory
The online marketplace invited 13 of them to help ring the opening bell last week. Its CEO says its community has a better deal than Uber drivers
The World's Elite Turn to This Israeli Firm When Trouble Hits
Haifa-based Sabra Intelligence Solutions uses the talents of ex-spies to extricate them
Israeli-founded Fiverr Shares Soar on First Day of Wall Street Trading
Stock opens on Wall Street at $26 and reaches $34 by early afternoon Thursday
Five Israeli Startups That Could Make Planning Your Vacation a Lot Easier
Buying customized insurance, reserving a camp site or planning a holiday with friends are a few of the offerings from local travel-tech companies
McDonald’s in Israeli Right’s Crosshairs Over Absence of West Bank Outlets
Citing anti-boycott law, group seeks to bar burger chain from lucrative Ben-Gurion Airport contract and warns other businesses may be targeted
Tel Aviv Readying to Drop Bike Rentals, Expand Car Rentals
Mayor has hinted Tel-O-Fun’s contract won’t be renewed while city council is set to vote to expand the AutoTel fleet
Israel's Delta Buys a Maker of Victoria’s Secret Bras
Israeli company will pay nothing upfront for Hong- Kong-based Bogart but will cover debt and may make payment later
Tourists in Israel to Receive Greater VAT Refund Upon Leaving
Class action suit forced Tax Authority to change its policy, regulate processing fee and lower minimum purchase eligible for a tax refund to $35
Opinion Never Mind the Embassy Move and the Golan, Trump's True Mark in Israel Is on Its Economy
An unemployment office in Tel Aviv, rather than a town in the Golan, might be a more appropriate place to carry the Trump name, since joblessness may well be the president’s most lasting legacy to Israel
Israel Weighing Plan to Scrap Realty Licensing
Move aims to cut regulation but many in industry oppose it
Israel Discount Bank CEO to Resign, Join FIMI Funds
Asher-Topilsky, 49, has been CEO of Israel’s fourth-largest bank since February 2014
Israel's Taxmen Pondering New Ways of Collect Money From the Public
Proposals include cracking down on exemptions for new immigrants
Israeli Tycoon Hired Spy Firm to Get Dirt on Finance Minister, Report Says
Idan Ofer hired Black Cube in 2014 to dig dirt on then-Finance Minister Yair Lapid and other officials, in bid to influence tax policy, investigative TV show reports
Amazon's Fleet, Delivering to the Entire World, Begins Its Journey in Tel Aviv
Israel Aerospace Industries takes used passenger jets and converts them to cargo use for the retail giant, that shocked the local industry when it started operations here
Kosher and Open on Shabbat: Israel's Restaurants May Be on Their Way to Revolution
A petition filed by a restaurant owner in Jerusalem seeks the same terms that hotels receive regarding Shabbat observance
Don’t Eulogize the Shopping Mall Yet. It’s Morphing Into Something Else
The advent of the Amazon giant and proliferation of logistics centers in Israel are welcome additions to a revolution-in-progress heralding new and expanded social, commercial and transport roles for existing complexes
Budget Deficit Swelling as Israel Goes Into Election 2.0
Problem won’t be addressed until well into next year, but treasury officials are confident next government will act
Israel’s Medical Marijuana Stock Bubble Is Starting to Deflate
Industry faces delay in amended export regulations ■ FDA sounds skeptical note on CBDs
Israeli Bezeq Reports 15% Rise in Quarterly Profit, Mobile Carrier Partner’s Net Plunges
Cost-cutting measures helped Israel’s largest telecommunications group overcome a decline in revenue stemming from intense competition, it says
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Podcasting Biz Gains Momentum in Israel and Abroad
Industry insider says trick is to 'bring in large numbers of "quality" listeners, then reach advertisers and brands'
