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Fiverr founder and CEO Micha Kaufman credit: Rami Zarnegar “Most of my liquid capital is spent on philanthropy."

Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman tells “Globes” about his educational initiatives and insists that AI will boost the gig economy platform by making freelancers more valuable.

Falling US dollar  credit: Shutterstock Is it time to buy dollars?

Experts are divided on whether the current low in the shekel-dollar exchange represents an opportunity, although all are wary of the US bond market.

Hermes 900 Starliner UAV credit: Elbit Systems Elbit drones to undergo Canadian trials - report

Canada will test the Hermes 900 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicles this summer, as part of the local Coast Guard's operations over the Arctic, CBC reports.

Late Radcom founder Zohar Zisapel credit: Tamar Matsafi Activist investors seek to oust Radcom board

Value Base has joined forces with the late founder’s children in efforts to oust the chairman and most of the board, including the late founder’s second wife.

Zahi Nahmias credit: Vered Pichersky Mega Or buys Alliance Tire site in Hadera for NIS 1b cash

Mega Or plans to construct one of Israel's largest data centers on the 180 dunam site.

El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner  credit: Boeing El Al orders six more Dreamliners

The addition to its Boeing Dreamliner fleet will enable El Al to expand its long-haul services.

Nofar Energy credit: company presentation Nofar Energy plans to dual list on Nasdaq

Nofar CEO Ofer Yanai: Nofar's size and the fact that it is rapidly increasing its revenue, as well as its new growth engines, tell an equity story that the US market will appreciate.

Strong shekel illustration: Tali Bogdanovsky Shekel’s strength hits Israelis investing in US

For Israeli savers, the sharp shekel appreciation has offset a major portion of the gains on Wall Street. But will the shekel continue strengthening?

Zim CEO Eli Glickman credit: Itay Rappaport ZIM CEO Eli Glickman quits over failed bid

Glickman explained that he is resigning because the board preferred a different acquisition offer, rather than the bid by his consortium.

Yoni Assia CEO eToro credit: eToro eToro buys Israeli startup Zengo for $70m

The self-custodial crypto wallet provider will help eToro expand its digital asset offering.

Leviathan gas rig credit: Lev Radin/Si Strong shekel wipes out sovereign wealth fund returns

The fund reported returns of 18.4% in 2025 in US dollars but this shrank to 3.8% in shekel terms because of the strengthening of the Israeli currency.

Shekel-dollar ASAP Creative Shekel-dollar rate dips below NIS 3/$

The shekel-US dollar exchange rate has fallen below NIS 3/$ for the first time since October 1995, as the Israeli currency continues to strengthen.

Chemi Peres and Adam Singolda at Taboola's IPO  credit: Taboola Taboola lays off 5% of workforce

The Israeli advertising company is laying off about 100 of its 2,000 employees in Israel, New York and South America.

Harel Insurance chairperson Yair Hamburger  credit: Geva Talmor Hamburger family sells Harel shares for NIS 1.2b

The insurance company's share price has risen 240% in the past year.

Enlight CEO Adi Leviatan credit: Tal Shahar Enlight gets regulatory nod for Arava energy storage facility

With storage capacity of 645 MWh, the energy storage facility at Kibbutz Neot Smadar will cost the company NIS 370-400 million to build.

Camtek CEO Rafi Amit  credit: Raanan Tal Camtek acquires Israeli AI startup Visual Layer

Camtek CEO Rafi Amit: AI has been a strategic priority for Camtek, and the acquisition of Visual Layer marks a significant step up in the depth and pace of our development.

Dustphotonics chairman Avigdor Willenz credit: Intel Credo buys Israeli optical connectivity co DustPhonics

The US chip company will pay $750 million cash, and stock and milestone payments that could take the deal up to $1.3 billion for the Modi’in-based startup.

Semiconductor stocks  credit: PR, Shutterstock  processing: Tali Bogdanovsky Ceasefire boosts semiconductor stocks

Analysts are bullish on the sector, where one sees current prices as "disconnected vs reality."

Nir Zuk credit: Inbal Marmari Zuk to buy Californian bank for AI overhaul

Cybersecurity tycoon Nir Zuk plans transforming Liberty Bank into a bank based on the AI tools he developed at Esh Bank in Israel.

Shekel versus US dollar  credit: Shutterstock/Lord King Security events seen testing shekel's strength

Market experts weigh in on the prospects of the Israeli currency continuing to appreciate, and the impact on the micro and macro levels.

Bank of Israel credit: Bar Lavi BoI intervened on forex market last month

The Bank of Israel sold $64 million of foreign currency in repo transactions during the Iran war.

shekel-dollar exchange rate credit: Shutterstock Shekel at 30-year strongest against dollar

The question now is whether the shekel-US dollar rate will dip below NIS 3/$.

Cellebrite CEO Thomas Hogan, Nova CEO Gaby Waisman, Nice CEO Scott Russell   credit: Cellebrite, Nova, Nice Nova overtakes Check Point

The market cap of the chip inspection equipment company now makes it the fourth most valuable Israeli company on Wall Street.

Fri: Insurance sector again drives TASE higher

The main indices rose strongly on Friday, while the Tel Aviv Insurance Index gained a further 6.06%.

Karish gas field resumes production

Total damage from gas field shutdowns during the war was about NIS 1.7 billion.

Drilling platform off Limassol  credit: Shutterstock Andriy Markov NewMed Energy signs MOU to sell Aphrodite gas to Egypt

All 100 BCM of natural gas in the Cypriot field will be sold to Egypt by NewMed, Shell and Chevron.

Dina Ben Tal Gancia credit: Jonathan Bloom Ex El Al CEO denies price gouging

Dina Ben Tal Ganacia discusses her three years as head of El Al, during Covid and war, the fines for alleged price gouging, and her future career plans.

Elbit Systems PULS artillery system credit: Elbit Systems Elbit Systems wins $750m Greek PULS deal

Security relations between Israel and Greece have strengthened significantly in recent years, including the export of air defense systems and more.

Robert Antika  credit: PR Ohad Romano Playtika mulls strategic options including sale

The Israeli mobile gaming company is reviewing strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

Maytronics factory   credit: Sagi Moran Profit warning sends Maytronics to new low

Each member of Kibbutz Yizre'el, which controls the pool cleaning robot company, has lost NIS 16.5 million on paper in five years.

Enlight CEO Adi Leviatan credit: Tal Shahar “The war reinforces need for renewable energy”

Enlight CEO Adi Leviatan talks to “Globes” about returning to Israel after working as a CEO in corporate America and says blocking the Strait of Hormuz has boosted the need for renewable energy.

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