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$110 billion deal: Paramount announces acquisition of Warner Bros.

Paramount will unite CNN, CBS, HBO, Nickelodeon and franchises including Harry Potter and DC after beating Netflix for Warner Bros., but the $110 billion deal faces major regulatory scrutiny in the US and Europe and political opposition

News Agencies | 02.28.26

A managerial ‘breastplate’ (Choshen): a splendor of difference

Torah portion of portion of Tetzaveh explains why a truly outstanding team cannot be made only of stars

Ziv Elul | 02.26.26

Wiz to host Israel high-tech’s most expensive party after $32 billion Google acquisition

The cyber company, acquired by Google for a record $32 billion, will hold its annual Purim party at Expo Tel Aviv, featuring top Israeli singers in an ABBA-themed event costing an estimated NIS 10 million

Anat Lev Adler | 02.26.26

Widow loses inheritance after challenging tycoon’s ‘one shekel’ no-contest will

Tel Aviv court rules lawsuit for larger share triggered late businessman’s no-contest provision, stripping widow of inheritance but awarding her $1.6M for asset gains

Lital Dubrovitsky | 02.26.26

Spreading wings without losing ground

In this week's Torah portion, Terumah, the ancient wisdom from the 'cherubim' reveals the tension between ambition and grounded leadership; true growth demands bold vision balanced with structural limits and disciplined execution; sustainable success comes not from how high organizations rise but from the stability that keeps them grounded

Ziv Elul | 02.19.26

Arkia launches business class to Europe, starting with Paris

Arkia unveiled its spring-summer schedule with about 40 global destinations and announced it will introduce business class to Europe for the first time, launching the service on flights to Paris

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 02.16.26

Hapag-Lloyd, FIMI to acquire Israel's ZIM in $3.5B+ takeover

German shipping giant to take global routes and chartered fleet while FIMI holds Israeli operations under the state’s golden share as company set to delist from NYSE

Golan Hazani/Calcalist | 02.15.26

Almost every executive can recall a single decision that turned out to be wrong

To err is human; a pattern is a choice

In this week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, a repeated wrongdoing carries multiplied consequences; the same principle applies to leadership: organizations rarely collapse from one mistake, but from the failure to stop a pattern in time

Ziv Elul | 02.12.26

Can window-cleaning robots repeat the floor robot success story?

Sales of window-cleaning robots jumped more than 30% in the past year, but high prices and hands-on use still limit the category; we tested two new models and asked experts whether Israelis are ready to embrace them

Shoshana Chen | 02.12.26

Minimus raises $51 million to kill 95% of software vulnerabilities

Backed by YL Ventures and Mayfield, Israeli cybersecurity startup replaces bloated containers with secure, minimal images, slashing risk and dev time across the software supply chain

ynet Global | 01.06.26

מכבסה מכבסות מכונות כביסה מכונת כביסה ארה"ב אילוסטרציה נגיף קורונה

Court: consultant liable after bad advice dooms laundry business

A southern Israel man hired a financial consultant after seeing Facebook ads, paying 200,000 shekels for his services; the business collapsed within months, and a court ruled the consultant was negligent

Attorney Alon Aviv, PsakDin | 12.26.25

ServiceNow to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Armis for $7.75 billion

Deal could rank as Israel’s fourth-largest tech exit ever, with final value expected to exceed $8 billion including retention grants; Armis specializes in protecting connected devices from cyber threats

Tal Shahaf | 12.23.25

גלית מירן. "לא היו לי הנחות, עברתי שישה ראיונות עד שהתקבלתי לתפקיד" | צילום: אביגיל עוזי

‘I lit up at every sentence Trump said’: business leader sees boom in US-Israel economic ties

AmCham Israel CEO Galit Meyran says US firms are lining up to invest, Trump tariffs are being addressed, and a 2026 Israeli trade delegation is planned, with top interest in defense tech, AI, health innovation and postwar regional partnership

Anat Lev Adler | 12.18.25

Israel's top 10% pull in $7,400 a month from capital gains, Tax Authority finds

Israel Tax Authority says the top decile averages about 68,000 shekels ($21,000) a month, including 24,000 shekels from capital gains, while the poorest half holds only 11% of national income and the richest 20% shoulder most direct taxes

Adrian Filut | 12.08.25

'At 20, I found myself earning 200,000 shekels': the rise of young Haifa real estate entrepreneur

Inbal entered real estate after spotting a building for sale in Haifa; friends were wary, so she asked her father to co-sign the mortgage; since then, she has built a career as an entrepreneur, divorced twice and widowed, yet says that 'most of the time life is good'

Assi Haim | 12.06.25