Business in Brief: Bezeq Threatened With 11.3 Million Shekel Fine Over Landline Telephony Reform
Israel to begin regulating contracts for difference trading in next few months ■ Shares end third session lower in thin trading
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The Ticker: Dollar Climbs Above 3.70 Shekels for First Time in 18 Months
Apax pulls IPO in Zap price-comparison platform after investors balk at valuation ■ Dollar climbs above 3.70 shekels for first time in 18 months
Business in Brief: U.S. Dollar at Highest in 18 Months Compared to Israeli Shekel
U.S. dollar pushed past 3.69 shekels ■ Elad Canada completes bond sale ■ Mazor Robotics shares sink ■ Tel Aviv shares end lower
TechNation Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Solebit Gets Picked Up for $100m
eMusic seeks to raise $70m for blockchain music platform ■ Microsoft’s VC fund plunks down $12m for Israeli financial tech startup BlueVine ■ Real estate tech startup Skyline AI raises $18m
Business in Brief: Rami Levy Snaps Up Controlling Share of Cofix Group at Closeout Price
Wix swings to Q2 profit, raises 2018 outlook ■ Check Point Software’s second-quarter profits up ■ Partner Communications eyeing Leumi Card ■ TASE indexes climb with Bank Leumi shares leading trading volume
Business in Brief: Zap Plans to Go Public at Valuation That Could Reach $193m
FIMI selling Ham-Let; Housing & Construction executive under house arrest; stocks little changed as energy stocks fall
Business in Brief: Annual Inflation Exceeds 1% for First Time Since 2014, but Interest Rates to Stay Put
Big Mac index finds shekel is overvalued versus the dollar by 15.1% | Deutsche Bank declines to roll over loan to Housing & Construction | Tel Aviv shares end mixed, weighed by tech indices
Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug Declines a Second Term in Office
Decision comes as no surprise amid tensions with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon over fiscal and housing policy
Stealth Mode Nation: The 450 Israeli Startups You Haven’t Heard About
These startups are working on groundbreaking technologies that aren’t ready to be made public - yet
Audi Partnering With Israel’s Cognata in Autonomous Vehicles
TechNation | Car2Go app lets owners of leased cars rent them out for short periods ■ BigID raises $30 million for big-data privacy protection tools
El Al to 'Immediately' Remove Passengers Who Refuse to Sit Next to Anyone for Whatever Reason
CEO’s promise comes after firestorm sparked when two women aboard a N.Y.-Tel Aviv flight were asked to move seats because ultra-Orthodox men didn't want to sit next to them
Business in Brief: Elbit Systems Says It Has Reached Agreement to Buy Rival Defense Contractor IMI
National Economic Council chairman calls for rethinking importance of weaker shekel; Intel has paths around Trump’s China tariffs, including Israel, analysts say
Executive Who Quit Bezeq Over Yes Deal Named Its New CEO
David Mizrahi to replace Stella Handler in September at beleaguered telecoms company
Israel's Treasury Weighing Capital Gains Tax Cut for Small Investors
Business in Brief | Gov’t panel bars Housing & Construction from Jerusalem Light Rail contracts ■ Vonetize still waiting for first $5 million in deal with Hollywood’s Desilu Studios ■ Banks win a court order delaying Internet Gold share offering
For the Next Missile War, You Can Now Buy Insurance in Israel
The insurer Phoenix is offering the country's first-ever private policy covering war damage to a home’s contents
The Ticker: After Delays, Teva to Launch Key Migraine Treatment in mid-September
Delek Royalties meets strong demand in maiden bond sale ■ Marijuana shares plummet after exchange refuses to include Together in share indices ■ Pointer teaming up with Microsoft to use AI to understand driver behavior ■ Insurance and energy shares weigh on Tel Aviv market
Business in Brief: Iran Escalation Fails to Worry Stock Market
Bank of Israel suing counterfeiters for copyright infringement of its notes ■ Shasha planning IPO despite long odds ■ Israel Chemicals net boosted by capital gain
New $50 Million Social-investing Fund Gets Discount Bank as Anchor Investor
Elsztain offers to swap Cellcom for Eurocom ■ Gov’t warns Spacecom it won’t use Amos 8 ■ Pluristem soars after U.S. approves its PLX-R18 for use in nuclear emergencies ■ News of Netanyahu speech gives Tel Aviv shares a brief jolt
WeWork Raises $702m in Bond on Wall Street, 40% More Than Planned
Court orders Rami Levy take Olla pasta products off store shelves ■ Elovitch loses majority in newly elected Bezeq board ■ Tel Aviv shares gain but end off their high for the day
The Ticker: State-owned Israel Ports Files for First-ever Bond Issue
Mellanox turns in better-than-expected results for its first quarter ■ Foamix raises $16 million from New York fund OrbiMed ■ Tel Aviv shares up ahead of holiday weekend