📈 Our WYNDEX (What’s Your Number Index) update for today:

The WYNDEX had its worst week since launch, falling 5.41% and underperforming both the S&P and the NASDAQ. Yonatan and Yael break down why Israeli SaaS names were hit hardest, how AI is accelerating a credibility reset across software markets, and why biotech emerged as a rare bright spot amid the selloff.

🔎 Our Long Play today Yael and Yonatan examine the growing rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE and how it may define the economic future of the Middle East. As MBS’s Vision 2030 fails to meet its KPIs, Abu Dhabi has been quietly building power through capital, energy infrastructure, and global partnerships. From India and Central Asia to gas pipelines and ports, Yael and Yonatan follow the money to explain what this strategic shift means for Israel’s economic future, regional influence, and the limits of headline diplomacy.

Also, a bit of housekeeping: On a bittersweet note, Michal Lev-Ram, who launched WYN with Yonatan, has accepted a role at Morgan Stanley and will step down as co-host. Michal joins Yonatan today to pass the torch to Yael, who'll take over as our official co-host.

In this episode:

- Numbers of the Week

- The WYNDEX

- Big Short #1: Netafim and Chinese capital

- Big Short #2: Israel’s airspace crunch and El Al’s fine

- Long Play: Saudi Arabia vs. the UAE and the real power map of the region

- Words of the Week

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LEGAL DISCLAIMER

This podcast offers general business and economic information and is not a comprehensive summary for investment decisions. It does not recommend or solicit any investment strategy or security.

CREDITS:

Hosts - YONATAN ADIRI & YAEL WISSNER-LEVY

Executive Producer - ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY

Production Manager - BRITTANY COHEN

Community Manager - AVA WEINER

Sound and Video editing - MARTIN HUERGO AND PATRICIO SPADAVECCHIA

Music - MIDNIGHT GENERATION

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