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Israel, officially the State of Israel (; , , ; , , ), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Brent crude oil prices gained on Friday, supported by a lack of progress in nuclear negotiations with Iran, returning investor focus to fears over supply if tension over the issue intensifies.
Brent crude rose 46 cents to $107.01 a barrel by 1040 GMT. U.S. crude added 46 cents to $91.12.However oil was still down almost 13 percent this quarter, its biggest such drop since late 2008, and with a lack of any significant positive newsflow, analysts were braced for further losses."There's no real reason for the gain. There is no resolution to the euro zone issues, it just looks like a rebound after a long fall," said Bjarne Schieldrop, analyst at SEB in Norway.The composite PMI on Thursday indicated core nations such as Germany and France were being caught up in the downturn, even as they made contingency plans to deal with financial and economic turmoil in the event Greece quits the euro.Talks on Iran's nuclear programme reached a stalemate, with Western countries insisting Iran must cease ...DOW JONES NEWSWIRESNoble Energy Inc.'s (NBL) first-quarter profit surged as the oil-and-gas explorer reported stronger sales volume and realized prices for crude oil...
Delek Real Estate Ltd.'s (DLKR.TV) controlling shareholders said Tuesday they will stop supporting the company financially on May 6 after last-minute talks on a bond...
Delek Real Estate Ltd. (DLKR.TV), which earlier this week agreed to liquidation as it couldn't meet payments to bondholders, said Thursday it has received a request ...
The partners in Israel's offshore Tamar natural gas field said they will pay $380 million to use the gas processing facilities of the Yam Tethys consortium, which op...
Two Israeli energy companies, Avner Oil and Gas Ltd. Partnership (AVNR.L.TV) and Delek Drilling Ltd. Partnership (DEDR.L.TV), said Monday that one of their small exp...
The partners in Israel's offshore Tamar natural gas field said Monday they have signed a supply contract worth $700 million with Paz Oil Co. Ltd. (PZOL.TV).The contr...
Israel Corp. (ILCO.TV) said Thursday it expects many of its businesses to fare better this year, as it swung to a fourth-quarter net loss due to the poor performance...
Israel Corp. Ltd. (ILCO.TV) Thursday posted a fourth-quarter loss due to the poor performance of its major subsidiaries.The holding company with interests mainly in ...
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL.TV) said Wednesday it signed a deal to sell 550,000 metric tons of potash to Chinese customers in the second quarter.ICL didn't say how mu...
Israeli real-estate company Gazit-Globe Ltd. (GLOB.TV) said Wednesday its net profit for the fourth quarter was slightly down at 223 million shekels ($60.3 million),...
Israeli food company Strauss Group Ltd. (STRS.TV) said Tuesday a write down on two subsidiaries and social pressure to contain retail prices despite higher input cos...
Israel's Paz Oil Company Ltd. (PZOL.TV) Monday said it expects business to remain difficult this year as it posted a net loss of 33 million shekels ($8.91 million) f...
The Bank of Israel on Wednesday said the country's banking system is "robust," following Moody's Investor Services' downgrade of the banking system's outlook.On Tues...
Israeli grocery chain Shufersal Ltd. (SAE.TV) said Wednesday it expects efficiency measures and the expansion of its discount retail business to improve its financia...
Delek Real Estate Ltd. (DLKR.TV) said Thursday a Tel Aviv court has approved a request by bondholders to liquidate the company.A court-appointed receiver will overse...
Jonathan Schanzer, Foundation for Defense of Democracies VP of research, and Frank Gaffney, founder and president of the Center for Security Policy, on President Obama’s visit to Afghanistan.
Israeli real-estate development and investment company Azrieli Group Ltd. (AZRG.TV) said Wednesday it bought the other 50% of a half-owned building complex in a scie...
Israel's Koor Industries Ltd. (KOR.TV) said Monday that it will record a gain of 490 million shekels ($131 million) to its net profit for the first quarter due to th...
The New York Stock Exchange has received a credible threat to disrupt its external website as part of an apparent cyber attack attempt against a number of U.S. excha...
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