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Microsoft is offering $1 billion to buy the assets of Nook Media LLC, the digital book and college book joint venture with Big Apple-based Barnes & Noble and other...
American Airlines to Fly Nonstop From Dallas to Israel Starting Next Year
JNS.org – American Airlines has announced that it will offer nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Tel Aviv starting on Sept. 9, 2020.
It will be the first...
Palestinians Threaten Their Own Businessmen
by Khaled Abu Toameh
GATESTONE INSTITUTE
So far, not one Palestinian Authority official has come out in public against the campaign of intimidating Palestinian businessmen. It will not only foil Kerry’s plan,...
Kerry Criticizes France Over Major Iran Delegation of 100 Business Leaders
Reuters — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told his French counterpart a trip to Iran by French business executives was “not helpful” and gave the wrong impression that Tehran...
US Business Analyst Explains Why ‘You Will Work for Israel One Day’
The Israeli flag. A US business analyst suggests that the Jewish state is one of three countries that understands the need to invest in R&D. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
A column...
Flavor-maker Frutarom Sold in 2nd Largest ‘Exit’ in Israel
In the second largest sale, or “exit,” of an Israeli company to date, the American firm International Flavors & Frangrances Inc. (IFF) is acquiring Israeli flavor and ingredient producer...
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AIG-whizAmerican International Group, the bailed-out insurer, climbed 98 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $41.60, on speculation the company may resume dividend payments. Dell dropWilliam Nygren, whose Oakmark mutual funds...
Report: European Businesses Hope Clinton Win Will Pave Way for Large-Scale Deals With Iran
Hillary Clinton. Photo: Wikipedia.
After a year of disappointment, European businesses are hoping a victory for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. election next week may help break the logjam that...
In India, Businesses Named After Hitler Defend Their Decision
What’s wrong with naming your business after Adolf Hitler?
So asks Rajesh Shah, the co-owner of Hitler, a menswear store in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, which opened earlier this month.
Mr. Shah said...
Israeli Unemployment Rate Lowest Since Early 1970s
Israeli shekels. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
JNS.org – Israel’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest in nearly 50 years, reported the Central Bureau of Statistics.
On Wednesday, the bureau released figures for January, showing unemployment at...
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Woodmere Fire Department Hosts Fire Prevention Day
The Woodmere Volunteer Fire Department opened its doors on October 6 to members of the community at its annual Fire Prevention Day. The event...
Millions in Default Judgments Entered Against 5T Firm Cardis
Default judgments for defrauding investors out of at least $30 million have been entered against several Five Towns residents as well as other individuals...
Halachic Musings: 19 Sukkos Rulings of Rav Elyashiv
Sukkos is upon us, and we are bereft of the gedolim of yesteryear. Not to fret, however, because we still have sefarim that tell...