Economy
No. 8: Howard Lutnick: US Secretary of Commerce, and Trump’s tariff dealmaker-in-chief
A longtime Wall Street executive who co-chaired the Trump-Vance transition, Lutnick entered office as an outspoken advocate of the president’s tariff agenda.
Mao Zedong, Israel and the road not taken - 50 years after leader’s death
Israel ranks third worldwide in AI commercialization as economy grows 3.2% ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Basketball association to return half a million shekels to clubs
Reputational security: Israel's strategic asset in free fall - opinion
Just as a state defends its borders, its cyber infrastructure and its economic assets, it must cultivate, promote, and defend the various components of its reputation.
The third road: Albania and the end of the resource colony - opinion
The world is, for the first time in its history, willing to pay for what Albania has.
Israel depends on reservists, it’s time to build policies around that reality - opinion
Reservists continue answering the call, but Israel's support systems remain built for a much shorter war.
From Hormuz to Beijing: How war is recasting China’s green energy strategy - opinion
The Iran war is making China’s green energy strategy more strategic at precisely the moment China’s solar sector is hitting the limits of overcapacity.
The optimist of Rothschild Boulevard
Ashdod Port company reports financial results for the first quarter of 2026
Ashdod Port continues to demonstrate growth in the first quarter of 2026, while maintaining full operational continuity during a complex security period.
Israel is taxing its future to subsidize those who do not serve - opinion
The burden of war falls on young reservists, while Israel's budget rewards those who do not share the sacrifice.
Lebanon burns foreign reserves to hold pound steady in face of devastating war losses - analysis
Currency stability has held near 89,500 to the dollar, but reserves, banks, households, and public confidence remain under heavy strain.
Trump's Iran negotiations walk him into a $300 b. extortion scheme by the IRGC - opinion
Terrorism is a business. Bombing Iran is significant, but bankrupting Iran is even more significant.
Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025
The trend is driven mainly by the sector's dominance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) projects, which export these services overseas and are highly dependent on foreign-currency income.
