Globes
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Globes, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Bank of America Sees the Dollar Rebounding Against the Shekel
Bank of America says the dollar could gain about 5% against the shekel after opening long positions on the pair. The bank cites U.S. interest-rate policy and broader market volati…
Apple Raises Mac and iPad Prices, with Israel Likely to Follow
Apple has raised prices on MacBook and iPad models in response to higher chip, memory, and storage costs. The move may soon reach Israel, where retailers are expected to get a new…
Electricity Authority Cuts Retroactive Bill for Solar Rooftop Owners
Israel’s Electricity Authority limited Israel Electric Corporation’s retroactive charge to rooftop solar owners to six months after a billing failure. The company will absorb 22 m…
Miri Regev Tries Again to Place Ofer Malka at the Airports Authority
Miri Regev is trying to appoint Ofer Malka as a director at the Israel Airports Authority after his failed bid to become CEO. He was previously rejected over eligibility and exper…
State Comptroller Finds Tax Authority Security Gaps Enable Identity Theft and Fake Invoices
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says weaknesses in the Israel Tax Authority’s identification system let criminals steal business identities and issue fake invoices. The report…
Rent Premiums for Shelters Surge as Demand for Safe Rooms Reshapes the Market
Yad2 says apartments with fortified shelter rooms are renting for far more than similar units without them across Israel. The biggest gaps reach nearly 50% in some cities, while b…
Argentina’s Milei Has Stabilized Prices and the Peso, but Growth Still Lags
A Bank of America report says Javier Milei’s austerity has sharply reduced inflation, stabilized the peso and boosted exports in Argentina. But growth, lending and investment rema…
May 2026 sets record for average mortgage size taken by real estate investors
Bank of Israel data show that real estate investors took record-high average mortgages of 1.46 million shekels in May 2026. At the same time, mortgage arrears climbed to 4.45 bill…
Court Orders Right-Wing Influencer to Pay Israel Ziv for Defamation
The Kfar Saba Magistrate’s Court ruled for retired Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv in a defamation suit against influencer Eliran Abraham Dehan. Dehan was ordered to pay 160,000 shekels in d…
Why Bio-Manufacturing, Flying Taxis and Gaming Are Now Investment Stories
The article says a breakthrough in biomanufacturing could slash production costs for doxorubicin and benefit major pharma and synthetic biology firms. It also argues that flying t…
Ex-8200 Commander Launches New AI Education Venture After Leaving IDF
Yossi Sariel, the former commander of Unit 8200, has founded Alma Labs after leaving the IDF. The AI education company is already seeking government contacts, while Sariel is expe…
Israel’s Risk Premium Falls to a Three-and-a-Half-Year Low: What It Means
Israel’s risk premium fell to its lowest level in three and a half years, according to a Globes explainer. The article defines risk premium and CDS, and says the decline reflects…
How AI-based driving insurance could reshape car premiums, and why Israel is still behind
AI-based car insurance is cutting premiums for safe drivers in several markets, especially through behavioral scoring and software-rich vehicles. Israel has not fully adopted the…
Anduril Interviews Israeli Executives as It Eyes Local Defense Operations
Anduril, the U.S. defense startup led by Palmer Luckey, is interviewing senior Israelis about launching a local operation. The proposed unit would sell to Israel’s defense establi…
Knesset Rejects Supreme Court Compromise on State Comptroller Vote
The Knesset plans to tell Israel’s High Court that it will not hold a new vote for state comptroller. The move is meant to uphold attorney Michael Ravilo’s narrow victory over Yos…
Baruch Shai named new editor-in-chief of TheMarker
Baruch Shai has been named editor-in-chief of TheMarker and will start in mid-July. He is returning to print and digital media after senior roles at i24news, Kan and Channel 10 ne…
Beersheba Court Rejects Mother’s Claim to Son’s Home, Orders Reimbursement of Costs
A Beersheba family court rejected a mother’s claim that a house registered in her son’s name really belonged to her. It found she failed to prove a sham registration or trust arra…
Nahariya penthouse sells for nearly NIS 5 million despite war in the north
Two large penthouses in a Sela Binyan project in Nahariya sold for NIS 4.925 million and NIS 3.45 million. The article says the deals show no major war-driven price drop in the ci…
Investor Warns of a 35% Drop in Wall Street Benchmark, Alongside Four Market Pieces
Globs published a five-item market roundup on June 16 to 18, 2026, centered on a bearish Wall Street warning, high-performing funds, and stock-picking ideas. The pieces also highl…
Small Solar Installations Begin Spreading Across Moshav Plots After Levy Exemption
Small solar projects are rapidly expanding on moshav parcel A plots after a legal opinion removed the betterment levy requirement. Two systems are already connected, 10 more are u…
Answer Key Reveals the Theme Song of 'Checkout' and Other Trivia
A Hebrew quiz article published answers to 15 general-knowledge questions. Its central entertainment answer is that the theme song of “Kupa Rashit” is a new version of “Zen Nadir”…
Eko, the Interactive Video Startup Founded by Yonathan Bloch, Lays Off Dozens
Eko, the interactive video startup founded by Yonathan Bloch, recently laid off dozens of employees, mostly abroad. The company says it remains financially stable, and the cuts re…
Next Vision Marks Five Years on the Tel Aviv Exchange With Ambitious Growth Plans
Next Vision chairman Chen Golan said the drone-camera maker has become one of Tel Aviv’s biggest public companies after a spectacular five-year rally. He outlined plans for faster…
Bank Hapoalim Tops Ad Rankings as World Cup Spending Jumps Past NIS 170 Million
Bank Hapoalim returned to the top of Globes and Geocartography’s ad rankings with a dollar-rate freeze campaign. World Cup fever pushed weekly TV ad spending from NIS 126 million…
Doron Offer sells Bnei Zion estate for about NIS 40 million
Doron Offer has sold his Bnei Zion estate for about NIS 40 million, nearly three decades after buying the land and building a large villa there. The sale reflects a wider retreat…
Haifa panel to review new Druze town, with Yavor Junction leading the shortlist
Haifa’s district planning committee will review next week a long-delayed plan for a new Druze town, with Yavor Junction currently ranked highest among five possible sites. The pro…
Tower and Marvell Pass 5 Million Optical Chips, Sees a Bigger AI Market Ahead
Tower Semiconductor said it and Marvell Technology have shipped more than 5 million coherent optical chips for AI-related data center links. CEO Russell Ellwanger said the market…
What Creativity Means in the AI Era
The article reviews Alon Michaeli Mulian’s book AIvertising, which examines AI’s role in advertising, marketing and creativity. It says AI will not replace human creators, but can…
Study Finds Family Businesses and Private Equity Can Thrive Together
A Hebrew-language analysis by Dr. Nava Michaeli-Tabri and Eilon Pinhas says private equity can succeed in family firms when it values the family’s intangible assets. Based on rese…
Treasury Drafts Next Budget Push on Insurance Brokers, Tax Breaks, and New Levies
Israel’s Finance Ministry is preparing a major 2027 budget package that could revive reforms on insurance broker pay, financial regulation, and tax breaks. The ministry is also pl…
Israeli Election Commission Adds Another Controversial Appointment
Israel’s Central Elections Committee appointed Lilach Wiseman to lead a new digital communications post, drawing criticism over what the article calls another left-leaning senior…
Top Israeli Tech Executives Debate 2026 Growth, FX Pressure and AI Job Cuts
Top Israeli tech executives met in Tel Aviv for Globes’ TECH IL conference to discuss industry trends, FX issues, cyber exits and defense tech. The event also unveiled Globes’ 10…
Moon Active lays off about 55 more employees in another restructuring round
Moon Active is laying off about 55 employees, including 25 in Israel, in a targeted restructuring of two studios. The Israeli game company had already cut 110 workers in January 2…
Israeli Tech Leaders See AI as Opportunity, but Warn of Skills, Infrastructure Gaps
At Globes’ TECH IL conference, Israeli investors and founders said AI could strengthen local tech, but only if Israel invests more in education, infrastructure, and data centers…
Voicenter CEO Says AI Should Reach Every Sector, Not Just Tech
At Globes' TECH IL 2026 conference, Voicenter CEO Nitzan Gutman said AI should be deployed across all sectors, not kept inside high tech. He said AI is changing communications, ma…
Wiz Co-Founder Says AI Is Forcing a Full Reset in Cybersecurity
Wiz co-founder Ami Luttwak said AI is transforming cybersecurity so quickly that companies must rethink their entire response model. Speaking at Globes’ TECH IL conference after W…
Lawyer Says Israeli Tech Is Strong, But Startup Funding Is Tightening
Attorney Eran Yaniv said Israeli tech remains strong but startup funding is becoming harder to access. He warned about greater capital concentration, more companies and R&D talent…
Israeli Defense-Tech Leaders Say Drone Threat Is Real, but Not a Total Surprise
At a Globes TECH IL panel, Israeli defense-tech leaders said Israel is adapting to fiber-optic drone threats and must keep innovating. They argued the war and global rearmament ar…
Cyberstarts Partner Says AI Is Reshaping Both Defenders and Attackers
At Globes' TECH IL conference in Tel Aviv, Cyberstarts managing partner Hila Zigan said AI is reshaping cybersecurity for both defenders and attackers. She described new investmen…
Globes Publisher Says Facts, Not Opinions, Are the Antidote to Social Fragmentation
At Globes’ Tech IL conference in Tel Aviv, publisher Alona Bar-On cited Edelman research showing growing social “insularity” and reality bubbles in 2026. She said Globes responds…
Liad Agmon unveils a new hardware venture and says he is done selling software to middle-aged white men
At Globes’ TECH IL conference, Liad Agmon unveiled a new SensAI venture, described as a ritual-based consumer product aimed mostly at women. He said AI is changing startup buildin…
Phoenix ESOP Chief Says He Remains Bullish on Israeli Tech Despite Turbulence
Eyal Freund, CEO of Phoenix ESOP, told Globes’ TECH IL conference that Israeli high-tech continues to advance despite war, reserve duty, currency swings and layoffs. He said the s…
Cato Networks CEO Says AI Is Reshaping Tech, and Israeli Engineers Are Becoming Too Expensive
At the TECH IL conference, Cato Networks CEO Shlomo Kramer said AI is the biggest technological revolution he has seen and that cybersecurity will be a major beneficiary. He also…
Banks Start Lowering Mortgage Rates as Bond Yields Fall
Falling Israeli government bond yields are already pushing mortgage rates lower at some banks. Analysts and advisers say borrowers may soon see smaller monthly payments, and that…
Mutual Hedge Funds Surge in Popularity, but a Legal Deadline and Market Risks Loom
Israel’s retail mutual hedge funds have grown rapidly since launching in April 2023, reaching about 6 billion shekels. Top funds have posted strong returns, but critics warn that…
Top lawyer cashes out nearly NIS 200 million in Torpaz shares as stock soars
Torpaz chairman and co-founder Dr. Israel (Rali) Leshem sold about NIS 27 million in shares last week, bringing his yearlong sales to roughly NIS 195 million. The company’s stock…
Israeli Markets Regulator Unveils Major Overhaul of Corporate Reporting
Israel Securities Authority published the final Hamdani Committee recommendations for a sweeping rewrite of public-company reporting, with implementation targeted for end-2026. Th…
How an Israeli startup shifted from content moderation to AI safety
ActiveFence, the Israeli startup founded in 2018, began as a content-moderation company and has since pivoted into AI safety. After ChatGPT’s launch, it started helping companies…