Qatar Hoped for a $30 Billion Windfall. The War With Iran Shattered That Hope

From a billion-dollar valuation to mass layoffs: behind the upheaval at the promising unicorn, the company that was delisted from the stock exchange wants to take Payoneer private for $2.7 billion. Why does it want to do that? The year’s biggest IPO is unfolding very differently from anything we have known so far. Teva is laying off 250 employees in Israel. More than Israel, the UAE and South Africa, the man earning $3.6 million an hour. Autism in 2025, what parents need to know, with Dr. Avi Brakher. Six records of the dollar-shekel exchange rate over the past 30 years. Hedge funds in trust, what are the main differences between the TA-35 and TA-125 stock indices. Where is Israel’s real estate market headed in 2026? “The contractor-loan story is behind us,” should you wait or hurry to buy an apartment? “We will pay $10,000 to anyone who brings us apartment buyers.” Reverse relocation, “Here they send WhatsApp messages at any hour. If you do not answer, they chase after you.” Adi Shapiro. The Finance Ministry is telling tech companies to cut workers’ salaries by 20 percent. Meirav Arlosoroff. “I invested 360,000 shekels from my provident fund through Global Net. Now there is no one to talk to.” Genia Wolinsky. “We ended up with a group of jealous infants who do not know how to work and do not want to work.” Avi Bar-El. “The contractor-loan story is behind us,” should you wait or hurry to buy an apartment? Hadar Horsch. “We will pay $10,000 to anyone who brings us apartment buyers.” Gili Melnitsky.