Business

AI-driven search surges: Consumers shift to buying in chat

A new Salesforce report reveals that e-commerce traffic referred by AI users quadrupled.

A woman using a laptop to shop online
Detail view of US Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan; Illustrative.

Pakistan aims to double US trade to $20 billion in five years

Lost $99 million in a quarter, but on track for a massive Hong Kong IPO. Shein

Shein lost $99 million. Its recovery plan will cost you dearly

Bangkok, Thailand.

After Chabad House inspection, Thailand expands Phuket tourism business checks


The curse of being Israel's most valuable company

Tower's share price has jumped nearly 900% in the past five years, but less than 24 hours after reaching the top, the world's chip stocks plummeted, and Tower's share price tumbled 10.79%

In January, Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a multi-year contract with Semiconductor Devices valued at approximately $115 million (NIS 380 million).

Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine

Unlike Rockefeller or Carnegie, Nathan Straus began to give his money away early on and was devoted to several significant philanthropic initiatives as he continued to build his major businesses.

Nathan Straus

An $11.5 billion family drama: The Ray–Ban heir against his siblings

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio is trying to put an end to the deadlock that has formed since his father's death, and has submitted a giant offer to purchase his siblings' shares.

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio

The tech deal of the year: Four giants poured a billion dollars into an Israeli company

AppsFlyer closed a dramatic funding round of over a billion dollars as part of its Series E round, at a company valuation of $2.7 billion.

AppsFlyer

Fewer likes, more expertise: LinkedIn’s new role in the future of work - opinion

As AI, layoffs, and growing competition reshape the professional world, LinkedIn is becoming less about visibility and more about credibility, expertise, and trust.

 LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, California.

No shopping on Shabbat? The blow landing on the Big Fashion Glilot complex

The Director General of the Ministry of Interior sent an unprecedented letter to the municipality, attacking the non-enforcement of the law on Shabbat. Will the giant complex be closed?

Crowds at Big Fashion in Glilot during the complex's first weekend

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

From family firms of Herzl Fadlon and Yehoshua Shponder in the 1970s to a Israel real estate group focused on development execution and urban renewal across Israel with large-scale portfolio.

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

The businesses that will make a killing in the World Cup, and those that will take a hit

The late broadcasting hours of the current tournament are going to keep you at home, punish the bars, and inflate the pockets of one specific industry.

The World Cup has far-reaching effects on the national mood

Record sale for a women's basketball team: Connecticut Sun sold for $300 million

Huge deal in the WNBA: The Fertitta family, owners of the Houston Rockets, purchased the team for the highest amount in league history.

The WNBA team Connecticut Sun

Intel, Startup Nation Central name three Israeli start-ups as Edge AI Tech Challenge winners

Taking first place was Secondly, a startup founded by serial entrepreneur Adam Cohen Hillel, which is developing an AI assistant designed to maintain long-term memory of a user's preferences.

The winners of Startup Nation Central and Intel's Edge AI Tech Challenge pose for a picture.