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America's post-9/11 debt trap: Is Israel heading down the same path?

Opinion: The US financed its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through trillions in borrowing; Israel's expanding defense budget now threatens future growth, public investment and the middle class

Avi Kalo | 10.15.26

Samsung to cut smartphone production by 70 million units to boost profits

Samsung is slashing smartphone production by up to 30%, cutting 70 million devices from its annual target as soaring memory chip and processor costs squeeze profit margins and threaten the global smartphone industry

Raphael Kahan | 10.08.26

The empty seats at the UN are an economic warning for Israel

Opinion: Diplomatic fallout over Israel could increasingly spill into trade, investment and regulation, making political risk a growing concern for Israeli companies

Prof. Ilan Alon | 09.26.26

Bitcoin makes a comeback, soaring nearly 35% in three months

Bitcoin hit its highest level since late January after surging nearly 35% in three months; Analysts point to investors rotating from AI stocks into crypto and a pro-crypto SEC, despite the Senate blocking key legislation last week

News Agencies | 09.22.26

Israel’s gas dilemma: Export now or save supplies for an uncertain energy future?

The Dayan Committee’s final report maps Israel’s gas market through 2048 but reveals deep divides how much gas to reserve at home, how much to export, whether Chevron’s role undermines competition and how heavily policy should rely on future discoveries

Sivan Hilaie | 09.20.26

Democracy isn’t cheap: Election Day will cost Israel $1.3 billion. Here’s why

Oct. 27 election will cost billions, driven by double pay for workers, a daylong economic shutdown and election and party funding

Gad Lior | 09.18.26

America is $40 trillion in debt — and that’s not even the problem

Opinion: Rising yields are making America’s vast debt increasingly expensive to service, but an AI-driven productivity boom could accelerate growth, boost tax revenue and ease the burden

Daniel Leitner | 09.02.26

Paraguayan Ambassador to Israel Alejandro Rubin Cymerman

'Israel needs its supporters to be here': Paraguay envoy seeks lasting ties

Alejandro Rubin Cymerman says his next personal priority is getting Israeli backpackers to include Paraguay in their itineraries; he says Israeli visitors 'can show their passports without shame, without fear of being Israeli'

Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line | 09.02.26

‘People are hungry’: Iran braces for new protests as economic crisis deepens

Six months into the war, inflation is soaring, basic goods are increasingly difficult to afford and fuel prices may rise; Iranians tell The NYT an economic uprising may be impossible to stop as Tehran urges the public to avoid ‘expressions that cause despair’

Lior Ben Ari | 08.28.26

הפגנות באיראן נגד שר החוץ עבאס עראקצ'י ויור הפרלמנט מוחמד באקר קאליבאף

Iran’s regime is cracking from within as economic collapse, humiliation and dissent deepen

Analysis: Plunging rial, anger over failure to avenge assassination of Ali Khamenei, tightening hijab enforcement and growing disillusionment among loyalists are eroding the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy and fueling expectations of renewed unrest

Dana Sameh | 08.28.26

Ukrainian soldiers prepare drones for launch toward Russia

Cash under the mattress: Russians pull billions from banks amid war fears

Russians are withdrawing billions of dollars from banks amid fears the Kremlin could seize deposits to fund the war; Withdrawals reached $3.4 billion in the first two weeks of August, after $7.3 billion in July

Calcalist, News Agencies | 08.20.26

Chinese banks, Dubai exchanges and the ‘shadow fleet’: How US plans to squeeze Iran

Washington is weighing pressure on Chinese lenders, currency exchanges, foreign companies and Iran’s oil network as it seeks unprecedented economic isolation, but analysts warn the measures could drive up oil prices and deepen tensions with Beijing

News Agencies | 08.16.26

A Wildberries warehouse burns in Russia’s Tula region following a Ukrainian attack

Ukraine hits Russia where it hurts: the shopping cart

Drone strikes have hit most Wildberries logistics hubs, disrupting deliveries, destroying inventory and raising fears Kyiv is testing a strategy aimed at Russia’s civilian economy — with lessons for Israel

Yair Navot | 08.15.26

ספינות כלי שיט באזור איחוד האמירויות סמוך ל מצרי הורמוז

Five months without ships: What Hormuz closure is costing the Gulf

Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain cannot bypass Hormuz for most energy exports, while costly air freight, rerouted cargo and damaged facilities are pushing up prices and exposing how dependent Gulf economies remain on a single chokepoint

Jacob Wirtschafter / The Media Line | 08.10.26

Israel redirects Intel funds in urgent 1 billion shekel boost to buy munitions

Government approves emergency transfer for immediate military procurement, with 850 million shekels coming from funds earmarked for Intel’s frozen southern Israel plant and another 150 million shekels from budget decisions that have not been implemented this year

Gad Lior, Moran Azulay | 08.09.26

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