Category: Globes
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Shekel rebounds against dollar – Globes
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Even during these unspecified times, shekel maintains his strength against the world’s major currencies. In the morning of banks, the dollar exchange rate decreased by 0.41 % at 3.577/$ and Shekel – the euro rate by 0.05 % at 3.724/€ NIS. Yesterday, the Bank of Israel set the HEKEL-DOLLAR representative…
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Strike shuts Ashdod Port – Globes
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This morning, the Ashdod Port Workers Committee affiliated with the Histadrut (General Labor Union in Israel) announced “organizational measures” that the port administration described as a “random strike.” The committee says that the reason for the strike is to give preference to temporary workers in working shifts at the expense…
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Rents resume steep rise – Globes
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The impact of the war on the rental market has been erased, and in the past few months the rate of rent increases has increased. This comes through Globes’ analysis of figures issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics. According to the figures, in the first six months of the…
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Mortgage arrears jump – Globes
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Did the end of banks’ mortgage payment freeze programs, which began with the outbreak of war, lead to a jump in the number of delinquent mortgage loans? Bank of Israel figures indicate that in October, the volume of delinquent mortgage loans rose by NIS 250 million to reach a new…
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SolarEdge appoints new CEO – Globes
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After three months as interim CEO, energy technology company SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG) has found a permanent appointment to the position in Shoki Nair, chief marketing officer, a position in which he served only six months. He will replace interim CEO Ronen Fire, who will remain with the company as…
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Trial success boosts NovoCure – Globes
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NovoCure (Nasdaq: NVCR) today announced good results in its pancreatic cancer trial. This announcement comes after the approval granted two months ago to sell the lung cancer treatment. NovoCure’s stock price is currently up more than 30% on the Nasdaq, giving the company a market cap of $2.83 billion. The…
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Shufersal profit soars – Globes
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The deep discounts made by the new owners of the Shufersal supermarket chain, brothers Yossi and Shlomi Amir, have begun to pay off for them and their shareholders, in a big way. This morning, Shuversal announced a very sharp rise in third-quarter profits. Shufersal recorded a net profit in the…
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Yahya Sinwar confirmed dead – Globes
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The architect of Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel was killed in a shootout with Israeli forces. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the brutal invasion of Israel on October 7, was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military spokesman confirmed.…
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Gideon Sa’ar joins government – Globes
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Sa’ar brings four Knesset members to the government, increasing their majority to 68 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, and overriding the veto power used by the far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. New Hope – This evening, the head of the United Right Party, Gideon Saar, announced his agreement…
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Shekel depreciation accelerates – Globes
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This week’s trading in the foreign exchange market opened with further weakness for the shekel against major currencies. The shekel-dollar exchange rate is currently up 0.55% compared to Friday’s representative rate, at NIS 3.8279/dollar, and the shekel-euro rate is up 1.99%, at NIS 4.1932/euros. Last week’s trading once again demonstrated…
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Attention Globes readers – Globes
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Update on the Globes cyberattack 23.7.24: 20.00: In recent days, Globes has been dealing with a cyberattack, the consequences of which we are still learning. We already know that this was an economic terrorist attack carried out by a sophisticated international criminal gang. Globes is currently working with professional and…
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“Globes” ranks WhatsApp as Israel’s top 2024 brand
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Global brand WhatsApp has been named the best brand of 2024 in Globes’ annual brand index, beating out major brands like Google, Netflix, Coca-Cola and Bamba. The brand has always been more than just a messaging app, owned by Meta. It’s a social network used by 98% of Israelis, according…
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Benny Gantz quits gov’t – Globes
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The head of the National Unity Party, MK Benny Gantz, announced tonight in a press conference that he and his party will resign from the government, eight months after forming a national unity government last October. The National Unity Party includes eight Knesset members, and their departure would leave Benjamin…
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TASE proposes Friday trading – Globes
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) plans to offer a trading session on Fridays. At present, the stock exchange is open from Sunday to Thursday. This morning, it published a call for public comment by June 30 on two alternative possibilities for adding Friday as a trading day. The Tokyo…