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12 October 2026

Stop Market branch  credit: company website Dudu Ezra completes NIS 680m acquisition of Stop Market

The combined chain will have 23 supermarkets around Israel, with plans to open ten more branches over the coming year.

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich credit: Knesset Spokesperson Noam Moskovich Smotrich opposes plan to hike tax on tech workers' options

The team formulating tax reform in the technology industry proposes that workers who don't exercise options straightaway should pay a higher tax rate.

12/10/2026 13:47 Economy Ela Levi-Weinrib
Diamonds  credit: Shutterstock/Bjoern Wylezich De Beers returns to Israeli diamond market

The return of the leading diamond company after a nine-year absence is part of moves to revive the Israeli industry.

Decart founders Moshe Shalev and Dr. Dean Leitersdorf  credit: Amit Elkayam Amazon in talks to buy Israel's Decart at $7b valuation - report

"The Wall Street Journal" reports that a deal for the acquisition of the AI company should be signed shortly, but that negotiations have not been finalized.

11 October 2026

As AI cos make math breakthroughs not everyone is cheering

OpenAI and Amnon Shashua's doubleAI have presented solutions to problems considered insoluble until recently, arousing concern about the future of mathematics and new worries about security.

Two Israeli hotels listed among best in Middle East

Condé Nast Traveler ranks The David Kempinski and The Norman, both in Tel Aviv, eleventh and twelfth in the region.

Approval for innovative schizophrenia treatment boosts Teva

Teva's share price reached a level last seen a decade ago after it announced FDA approval for once-monthly injection Weltruza.

11/10/2026 14:06 Healthcare Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Court decision sends shudders through Israel's banking system

The Lod District Court has ruled that a lawsuit against four banks for failure to pay interest on current accounts can proceed as a class action.

08 October 2026

PCB Technologies buying US co Gorilla Circuits

PCB Technologies CEO Oved Shapira: This transaction is intended to transform the scale of PCB Technologies and the opportunities available to us.

Retail media merger expands smart cart capabilities

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. has acquired veteran Israeli retail media company Hedia for $15 million.

Israeli vehicle noise reduction co plans New York IPO

Ness Ziona-based Silentium seeks a flotation on the NYSE American Exchange at a valuation of up to $44 million.

08/10/2026 16:54 Start ups
TASE eyes acquisition of Cyprus Stock Exchange

The Cyprus Stock Exchange is undergoing privatization, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is looking for opportunities to expand.

Main TASE indices up in 2026 but most stocks down

The Tel Aviv 125 Index has risen 10.9% for the year to date, but 70 of the 125 stocks that compose it have fallen. Analysts disagree on what this means.

08/10/2026 14:12 Market Shiri Habib-Valdhorn

07 October 2026

Financial analysis tech co BridgeWise mulls Tel Aviv IPO

BridgeWise, which has raised $35 million, works with banks and financial institutions, and also collaborates with Elon Musk's X.

From rehab to growth: The Gaza envelope's challenge

The Homeward Forum units fourteen communities that were hard hit on October 7. Its leaders discuss economic plans, and the difficulties of returning home.

07/10/2026 13:34 Economy Nevo Shafir
Police probe Transport Ministry officials

Two officials are reported to have worked in other jobs while responsible for air transport safety in Israel.

NewMed insists $6.7b deal with Dalia Energy cancelled

Despite approval by the Competition Authority, NewMed says pre-conditions in the agreement have not been fulfilled. Dalia Energy: The deal is in force.

07/10/2026 10:27 Energy Idan Eretz

06 October 2026

"Banks' bank" Capitolis raises $200m at $1.9b valuation

Capitolis was founded by Israeli serial entrepreneur Gil Mandelzis and has a development center in Tel Aviv.

06/10/2026 16:41 Financial services Assaf Gilead
Pressure pays off: Regulator approves giant Leviathan gas deal

NewMed Energy announced it was cancelling the $6.7 billion supply agreement with Dalia Energy, and the Competition Authority has now approved it in full.

06/10/2026 15:35 Energy Idan Eretz
Profit taking? Analysts try to explain Fidelity's NextVision sale

Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Omri Efroni: The fall in defense stocks is a global trend, but it's stronger in Israel.

NextVision plummets after Fidelity share sale

NextVision chairperson Chen Golan: There is no change in our business. Market source: The sale was technical.

05 October 2026

Navitas falls as contractors withdraw from Sea Lion project

The Argentinian government has threatened sanctions against anyone associated with the project near the disputed Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

05/10/2026 15:59 Energy Hezi Sternlicht
Sara Kandler named Israel Securities Authority CEO

Kandler, who currently heads the Authority's audit and enforcement department, replaces Oded Spirer, who is stepping down after seven years.

05/10/2026 15:19 Market Globes correspondent
Medical device co Filterlex files for liquidation

Dr. Shimon Eckhouse is chairperson of the company, which developed a device to protect against embolisms during heart procedures.

05/10/2026 14:59 Healthcare Jennifer Sillon
Tel Aviv 35 beckons for El Al

El Al could be promoted to the flagship index for the first time in its history, with investors convinced that it can only gain from the flydubai near disaster.

05/10/2026 11:10 Tourism Netanel Ariel

04 October 2026

flydubai passengers could receive $210,000 each

"Globes" examines how passengers on flight FZ 1073 can sue, what they have to prove, and whether they can claim for psychological harm.

04/10/2026 17:34 Tourism Jennifer Sillon
Qtrex Quantum jumps 40%

The company is entering into an agreement with “one of the quantum computing industry’s leading companies,” and says further agreements are on the way.

04/10/2026 13:33 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
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