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Yadin Antebi  credit: Jonathan Bloom Bank Hapoalim 2025 profit up 28% to NIS 9.8b

The bank ended 2025 with a return on equity of 15.9% compared with 13.8% in 2024.

Mikey Federmann credit: AI $40b Elbit becomes Israel’s most valuable co

The Israeli defense electronics company’s share price has quadrupled in the past two years.

Bank Leumi CEO Hanan Friedman credit: Tamar Matsafi Leumi ends 2025 with record NIS 10.3b net profit

In the fourth quarter, Leumi's net profit was NIS 2.5 billion, up 4% from the corresponding quarter.

Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami credit: Alan Tzatzkin Wix raises $250m to invest in AI

The Israel website building company announced the capital raise along with its fourth quarter results.

TASE  credit: Shutterstock Domestic retail investors fuel TASE gains

Market analysts say independent investors see the war creating an opportunity as long as overall there is military success, and Israel's risk premium decreases.

Sarit Steiner credit: Sivan Faraj “The TASE is more attractive than Wall Street”

Peilim Portfolio Management senior portfolio manager Sarit Steiner tells “Globes” about the opportunities in sectors and specific stocks that have not reached their potential.

Polymarket credit: Shutterstock Polymarket punters predict when the war might end

Wisdom of the crowd? 46% of punters on the platform see the war over by the end of march and another 21% by the end of April.

Michal Mor, co-founder and CEO of Smart Shooter  credit: Maya Havkin Smart Shooter raises NIS 200m in TASE IPO

The advanced gunsights developer and producer raised the money at a company valuation of NIS 640 million, before money.

Euphoria on Israel's markets credit: Shutterstock Euphoria on Israel’s markets in response to Iran operation

The Tel Aviv 35 Index is up over 3% to a new record and the shekel is appreciating strongly.

Market uncertainty credit: Shutterstock Analysts optimistic war will have positive impact on markets

Analysts warn there could be short-term volatility on the TASE and forex markets but are positive about a medium and long term boost.

Mizrahi Tefahot CEO Moshe Larry credit: Mizrahi Tefahot Mizrahi Tefahot 2025 profit up 3.2%

In the fourth quarter itself, the bank showed stronger growth in net profit of 7.5%, which amounted to NIS 1.4 billion.

El Al credit: Ido Wachtel El Al profit fell 26% in 2025 despite record revenue

The stronger shekel, the war with Iran and the gradual return of foreign airlines all adversely affected the Israeli airline’s results.

Shekel v dollar  credit: Tali Bogdanovsky using Adobe Firefly Goldman Sachs sees shekel as overvalued

Citing Iran war concerns and tech stock weakness, the Us investment bank recommends short positions on the Israeli currency.

Teddy Sagi  credit:: Yonatan Bloom Teddy Sagi returns to TASE with Alltrade Recycling

The company, which recycles electrical and electronic waste, has raised NIS 150 million at a valuation of NIS 300 million.

Nvidia Israel HQ credit: Shlomi Yosef Nvidia acquires Israeli data co Illumex

The Israeli startup manages enterprise data and creates joint languages between different databanks with built-in governance, and operated by AI.

El Al credit: Ido Wachtel El Al fined for abusing hangar monopoly

After being fined by the Israel Competition Authority for price gouging during the war, the airline is now in hot water for allegedly denying Arkia hangar services.

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron  credit: Jonathan Bloom, processing: Tali Bogdanovsky Bank of Israel keeps rate unchanged amid war concerns

Bank of Israel: Geopolitical uncertainty has resurfaced in recent days in view of a potential confrontation with Iran, and Israel’s risk premium increased slightly.

Zim container ship Photo: Zim Far from smooth sailing: The story behind the ZIM deal

Former Bank Leumi chairman Samer Haj-Yehia, who served as advisor to Hapag-Lloyd, tells “Globes’ about the arduous and creative deal he brokered.

JFrog Photo: Nasdaq PR JFrog tumbles 25% after launch of Claude Code Security

The Israeli software development company’s stock has now lost 39.6% since the start of 2026, wiping almost $3 billion off its market cap.

Dr. Yaron Daniely credit: Gabriel Beharlia Guardant Health buys Israeli co MetaSight Diagnostics

The US biotech company will pay $149 million including milestone payments for the Rehovot-based cancer testing company.

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron credit: Yossi Cohen Iran concerns hit interest rate cut likelihood

With inflation falling to a 4.5-year low, analysts had seen an 80% chance of the Bank of Israel cutting rates for the third consecutive time on Monday. But geopolitical tensions have changed the assessment.

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora Palo Alto Networks to begin trading on TASE Monday

The US cybersecurity giant has a market cap which is triple that of Teva, the current most valuable company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Barak Rosen and Asi Touchmair credit: Eldad Rafaeli Real estate merger: Israel Canada buys Acro for NIS 3.1b

The huge merger will make Israel Canada the country’s biggest real estate developer with a company valuation of NIS 10.1 billion.

Prof. Zvi Eckstein credit: Bank Hapoalim “The very strong shekel reflects macroeconomic conditions”

Former Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Prof. Zvi Eckstein tells “Globes” why the Israeli currency is at its strongest for 30 years.

Doron Blachar Credit: Nir Slakman Ormat to power Google operations in Nevada

The Israeli geothermal and renewable energy company has signed a long-term PPA agreement with NV Energy to support Google’s operations in Nevada with up to 150MW of new geothermal capacity.

Enlight project credit: Belectric Israel Enlight market cap surges past $10b after strong Q4 results

The US is Enlight Renewable Energy’s fastest-growing market, and it has quadrupled revenue there over the past year.

Thyssenkrup submarine credit: Reuters Andy Clark (Canada Military Politics) Elbit teams with Thyssenkrup on submarine parts

As part of the collaboration, Elbit is inaugurating a production line for underwater GRP (glass-reinforced polyester) components for submarines.

Xtend drones credit: Xtend Israeli drone co Xtend to trade on Nasdaq at $1.5b valuation

The company has completed a reverse share merger with JFB Construction Holdings and has raised $152 million from investors including Eric Trump.

Danna Azrieli credit: Eric Sultan Danna Azrieli appointed permanent Azrieli CEO

She has served as acting CEO for the past six months after Ron Avidan resigned after just a few months in the position.

Koi Security founders Amit Assaraf, Idan Dardikman and Itay Kruk credit: Omer Hacohen Palo Alto Networks to buy Israeli co Koi Security for $400m

Koi has developed a software engine that uses large language models and AI agents to detect malware and vulnerabilities in applications.

Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora and CyberArk HQ credit: Eyal Izhar and Reuters Gonzalo Fuentes 700 CyberArk employees to lose jobs after $25b exit

The dismissal process, seen by many employees as alienating and impersonal, raises questions about the human cost of huge tech deals and the cultural distance between Israeli companies and US tech giants.

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