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Your Taxes: OECD, G20 launch plan to expose untaxed real estate funds and income

A new OECD initiative aims to close real estate loopholes, exposing untaxed funds, rental income, and capital gains. This could affect anyone with global property investments.

 A WOMAN withdraws money from a Bank Hapoalim ATM in Tel Aviv in March.
Police arrest individuals who allegedly threw a red substance at an Israeli flag and red smoke bombs in the middle of a demonstration, on December 17, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Explosion near Amsterdam WTC linked to emerging group Ashab al-Yamin

A branch of Bank Sepah in Tehran; illustrative.

Strike targets Iran's Bank Sepah data center in Tehran, disrupts military, IRGC salary payments

A man walks past another using an ATM machine of Iran's Melli Bank in Tehran on February 21, 2026; illustrative.

Iran's Melli, Sepah banks reported outages, service disruptions, IRGC-linked media report


Bank Hapoalim posts NIS 9.8b. 2025 profit, sets dividend and buyback

Bank says credit expanded 13.4% in 2025 as asset quality improved and the board approved a NIS 1.239b. fourth-quarter distribution.

 Yadin Antebi

15 killed, at least 30 injured in Bolivian military plane crash, cash cargo scattered

The aircraft left the runway after landing, skidding onto a neighboring avenue, with people appearing to pick up money that lay strewn on the ground following the crash.

Rescue teams walk near the wreckage of a military plane that crashed in el Alto, near La Paz on February 27, 2026.

New documents show JPMorgan cut ties with Trump businesses

The bank did not list any specific reason for the account closures in its Feb. 19, 2021 letters to Trump and the Trump Organization.

 Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to boost Ohio Republican candidates ahead of their May 3 primary election, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S. April 23, 2022.

Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them

The war has drained the economy and people of spending power. How can demand from the public for homes be increased? What ought to be done?

Housing Prices.

Bank Leumi tops Bank of Israel’s 2025 service survey

Supervisor of Banks survey finds Leumi leading in branch, phone, and digital service among Israel’s five largest banks in 2025 rankings

The bank received the highest satisfaction rating for its mobile app, underscoring its continued investment in advanced technology.

UBS took on Ghislaine Maxwell as client after JPMorgan cut ties with Epstein

In 2014, after JPMorgan closed Epstein's accounts, UBS provided him with a credit card, an email shows. Epstein had been jailed and pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate Democrats seek pause in Warsh nomination amid Fed probes

Senate Democrats urged a delay in Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair, citing Justice Department probes into current Federal Reserve leaders and warning of political pressure on the central bank.

FILE PHOTO: Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017.

Credit Suisse Nazi-era accounts under renewed US Senate scrutiny

A US Senate investigation found 890 Credit Suisse accounts with potential Nazi ties, including previously undisclosed SS and German Foreign Office accounts.

A logo of UBS is displayed at the branch of former Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 4, 2025.

The domino effect: Why "cheap" financing can be the most expensive deal an entrepreneur signs

“Cheap” financing often comes with low interest, rigid credit, personal guarantees, and tight cash flow. It may look attractive on paper - but the reality behind it can be a costly surprise.

What looks cheap on paper can cost a lot in reality.

Israelis let NIS 1.5 trillion slowly evaporate

The value of your money is slowly being eroded, perhaps without you even knowing

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