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Uber faces off with GetTaxi in Tel Aviv

Smartphone taxi service Uber is creating an 'AirBNB'-type function called 'UberX,' which will require the government to change some regulations, and has career cab-drivers worried about their jobs. Uber Israel CEO Yoni Greifman talks to us about the controversy.

Are Israel Chemicals lay-offs an economic reality or a regulatory bargaining chip?

The Jerusalem Post's Sharon Udasin comments on Israel Chemicals' plans to close it’s magnesium factory and fire its 550 staff by 2017. The company blames the proposals on the second Sheshinsky Commission, but is it just posturing for a better deal?

Ahead of iPhone, iWatch launch, Apple expanding in Israel

David Shamah of the Times of Israel talks about Apple's role in Israel, how it has its eye on the kids of start-ups, and what to expect at next week's big announcement, when the latest iPhone and much-anticipated iWatch are expected to be unveiled.

Footing the bill for Operation Protective Edge

The government has approved a plan to pay for the Operation by imposing a 2% across-the-board budget cut for the current year. Ori Greenfeld of Psagot Investments explains some better options for paying for the Operation.

 

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