Globes - Israeli Stocks on Wall Street 
It was a sweet old year for these companies This week marks the end of the Hebrew year, and as usual at this time, I look back at the shares that stood out in my portfolio, tracked by "Globes", over the past year - since mid-September, 2009. Partner drops bid in largest telecom tender The mobile carrier concluded that it had little chance of making a profit. Chip cos Wintegra, Provigent await Freescale IPO Two Israeli chipmakers are watching developments with Freescale before deciding on their own IPOs. Soltam president leaves three days after acquisition The resignation was apparently prearranged; Elbit Systems has already named David Marsiano's successor. Amdocs CEO to step down Dov Baharav's retirement will take effect in the first quarter of 2011, and he will also resign as company director. Emblaze confirms Formula sale Polish computing company Asseco is buying Emblaze's 49% stake for $139 million. IncrediMail shares jump on dividend The share price rose 8.6% on the TASE today after rising 2.6% on Nasdaq on Friday. Gov't to limit mobile cos exit fines The high cost of cancelling contracts has made switching carriers difficult for subscribers. Cellcom sees NIS 320m sliced off net profit The company is considering legal action over the cut in interconnect fees. Teva loses Evista appeal The company won't market a generic version of Eli Lilly's osteoporosis drug Evista. No winner yet in Comverse land sale Sources: Comverse will hold an auction next week, and will likely announce the winner by the end of the month. Elbit Systems buys Mikal subsidiaries, not Mikal After buying all or most of three subsidiaries, Elbit Systems will sell its existing stake in Mikal. Communications minister slams mobile phone cos as he cuts rates Moshe Kahlon cut the interconnect fee 73% to to NIS 0.068 per minute, effective January 1. Will the banks flood the market with Tower shares? In its second quarter financials, Bank Hapoalim recorded Tower's convertible capital notes as an asset available for sale for the first time. Emblaze in talks to sell Formula stake The buyer is apparently Asseco of Poland. It is unclear whether Emblaze founder Eli Reifman will benefit from the deal. Not resigned to Harari's resignation Intel gets in to iPhones and iPads, for obvious reasons. Dr. Eli Harari gets out of SanDisk, and it is not yet clear why. Partner turns to court to halt rate reduction The mobile carrier wants the court to order the Communications Ministry to hand over all documents about the connectivity fees hearing. InSightec system treats first prostate cancer patients The ExAblate system has been used until now for the treatment of uterine fibroids and bone metastases. EDT takeover gives Elbit Imaging a profit An accounting gain of NIS 385 million for the closing of the acquisition of EDT Retail Trust (ASX: EDT) in June secured a good second quarter financial report for the company. Indian project thaw unfreezes Ceragon orders The communications equipment firm won a multimillion dollar order.
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