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The Marker: Accelerating Decline in the Israeli Market Amid Government Denial
SadaNews - The Israeli newspaper The Marker stated that the Israeli stock exchange lost about 7% of its value in just two weeks, while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich continued to present a "misleading" rosy picture of the economic performance, ignoring the deterioration of key indicators and the...
Arkan Real Estate's Results for the First Half of 2025
SadaNews - Arkan Real Estate has disclosed its financial results and consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2025, reporting a profit attributable to the company's shareholders of $15.1 million compared to $9.2 million for the same period in 2024, marking an increase of 64%.
The ris...
Jordan: $4.4 Billion Tourism Income During the First Seven Months of 2025
SadaNews - Preliminary data released by the Central Bank of Jordan on Wednesday indicated an 8.6% increase in tourism income during the first seven months of 2025, reaching $4,398.1 million ($4.4 billion), despite a 5.6% decrease in July 2025, which amounted to $721.4 million.
The data showed an in...
The Coordination Framework for the Agricultural Sector Discusses Challenges and Plans for...
SadaNews - The Coordination Framework for the Agricultural Sector in Palestine held a meeting today for its general assembly at its headquarters in the Union of Agricultural Chambers in Ramallah, attended by representatives from 15 organizations representing the private and civil agricultural sector...
Signing of a "Code of Conduct" Agreement Between the Palestinian Islamic Bank and the Unio...
SadaNews: The Palestinian Islamic Bank and the Union of Workers in Banks, Financial Institutions, and Insurance - a member of the General Union of Palestinian Trade Unions - signed a Code of Conduct agreement to enhance a safe and positive work environment.
The agreement was signed by the General M...
Jerusalem Electricity: We Are Pressing All Possible Means to Avoid Potential Power Outages...
SadaNews: The Jerusalem Electricity Company stated in a special statement to "Sada News" that the areas of Jericho and the Jordan Valley may experience power outages today, Wednesday, between six and nine in the evening, due to the inability of the Jordanian side to supply the company with the neces...
Global Electric Vehicle Sales Slow Due to Weak Demand in China
SadaNews - Market research company RoMotion stated on Wednesday that global electric vehicle sales grew by 21% year-on-year in July 2025, the slowest growth rate since January, compared to 25% in June, due to a decline in momentum for hybrid vehicle sales in China.
The company's data showed that gl...
Oil Prices Stabilize After Data on U.S. Demand Slowdown
SadaNews - Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday after a report revealed an increase in U.S. crude inventories last week, indicating the approach of the end of the seasonal summer demand period.
Brent crude futures rose by 0.14% to $66.21 a barrel, following a 0.8% decline in the previous session. U.S...
Gold Rises Amid Dollar Decline and Anticipation of Trump-Putin Meeting
SadaNews - Gold prices rose slightly on Wednesday, supported by a decline in the dollar following the release of moderate U.S. inflation data that bolstered bets on a rate cut in September, while investors await U.S.-Russia talks this week regarding the war in Ukraine.
Gold increased in spot transa...
US Budget Deficit Rises by 20% Despite Trump’s Record Revenue
SadaNews Economy - The US budget deficit increased by 20% in July during the current fiscal year compared to the previous year, despite the United States achieving record revenue from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Tuesday.
The da...
Trump Threatens Jordan's Economy: Tariffs Undermine a Quarter of the Kingdom's Exports
Sada News Economy: U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imposition of tariffs on U.S. imports from Jordan of about 15%, threatening more than 25% of Jordan's exports to the world, at a time when Amman is suffering economically due to increasing political tensions in the region and rising debts....
Currency Exchange Rates Against the Shekel on Wednesday (August 13)
SadaNews - The currency exchange rates against the shekel today, Wednesday (August 13), are as follows: