Israel-Guatemala Relations
Globes: Israeli free trade agreement with Guatemala goes into effect today
•business-and-economy
Business & Economy
Tech, Apple
AFP: EU hits Apple with €1.8 billion fine for not allowing streaming services to mention subscription options outside Apple
The fine came thanks to a complaint by major streaming company Spotify.
Avi Woolf14:03
October 7 Massacre, Binance
Survivors of October 7 sue Binance for allowing money transfers to Hamas and Islamic Jihad
•tech
Economics, Currency
Calcalist: Dollar drops to 3.59 NIS, Euro to 3.88 NIS
•business-and-economy
Israel-Gaza War, Taxes
Knesset Finance Committee approves raising VAT to 18% to cover wartime shortfall
•business-and-economy
Israel-Gaza War, E-Commerce
Globes: Israelis are back to buying online - especially from China and supermarkets
•business-and-economy
Israel-Gaza War, Economy
Mixed news from January 2024 jobs report
•business-and-economy
Consumer Price Index, Inflation
Calcalist: Annual Inflation is down to 2.6, CPI unchanged
•business-and-economy
Israel-Gaza War, Economy
Finance Ministry Accountant General Says Moody's Downgrade Too Reliant on Hypotheticals
•business-and-economy
Mekorot, Hydroelectrity, Environment
Israeli Water Company Mekorot to Build New Hydroelectric Plant in the South
•tech
Israel-Gaza War, Antisemitism, TikTok
President Herzog Presents Senior TikTok Executives With Evidence of Antisemitism Problem on Platform
•tech
Nokia, Cellphones
Nokia Owner HMD Global Abandoning Name for New, Independent Line of Phones
•tech
Jared Kushner, Finance
Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners Acquires 15% of Israeli Shlomo Group
•business-and-economy
Environment, ESG
EIB to invest 250 million Euros in Israeli Green Projects
•business-and-economy
Red Sea, Houthis, Shipping
Red Sea Shipping Woes Driving Freight Rates Up Faster Than During COVID-19
•business-and-economy
Vaulta's Repairable Battery, The Fully Charged Show
Revolutionizing Battery Sustainability: Vaulta's Recyclable Tech Unveiled
•tech
Electric Vehicles, China
Chinese EV Sales Growing, But There Are Problems on the Horizon
•tech
Elon Musk, Louis Vitton
Elon Musk Loses "Richest In the World" Top Spot Due to Stock Woes
•business-and-economy
Microsoft, Tech, Gaming
Microsoft to Lay Off 8% of Its Gaming Division Staff, Especially in Activision Blizzard
•tech
Electric Vehicles, Charging Taxes
Israeli Government Preparing Charging Tax for Electrical Vehicles
•tech