Are International R&D Centers Hurting Israel's Local High-tech Sector?
The pool of trained engineers isn’t growing fast enough, as multinationals swoop up local talent with limited benefits to economy
Business
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Closes With Fourth Consecutive Gain
Business in Brief | Wobi CEO inexplicably axed by parent company White Mountains Insurance ■ Frutarom acquires Thai flavors company ■ Protalix shares skyrocket after inking of deal with Italian pharmaceutical giant
Israeli Startup Aiming to Combine Uber and Tesla in the Sky Wins U.S. Competition
TechNation: Google to offer advanced protection to gov’t officials, journalists ■ Microsoft employees allege 2013 hack into its database ■ Israeli stock analysis firm TipRanks reels in Interactive Brokers
Expanded Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway Still Jammed Six Months After Expansion
Opening of tunnels, bridges, new lanes didn’t reduce traffic as improved Route 1 highway drew drivers from other roads
Israel's Anti-money Laundering Authority IDs Real Estate Market Red Flags’
List includes cash payments, use of front men, involvement of a foreigner with no connection to Israel, using funds from a country that buyer has no connection to, and deals made for unrealistic prices
Market Expresses Confidence in Bezeq’s Internet Gold, Whose Share Price Surges
Telecom firm wants to roll over rest of debt; investors calmed that it’s no longer sensitive to Bezeq’s swings, enjoys improved liquidity
Opinion When the Muttering Classes Turn on Silicon Valley
Big tech did betray certain ideals but the sudden demonization of Amazon, Google et al won't actually achieve much if consumers still love their products.
Israel’s Smart Traffic Lights Will Put the Kibosh on Gridlock
In the next few years busy intersections will be getting traffic lights that learn and manage traffic based on demand
New Teva CEO Kare Schultz Will Reportedly Start by End of Month
Business in Brief | Official says activist institutional investors are hurting the stock market ■ IAI forms drone joint venture in Korea ■ Tel Aviv shares drift sideways
Will Israel’s Airlines Survive the Arrival of Low-cost Carriers?
With discount competitors such as Ryanair and Wizz Air likely to open base of operations in Israel in the future, local airlines may face the same fate as that of Italy's Alitilia that recently went bankrupt
