Ray-Q, Better Place, and Rail to Eilat




The Cost of Doing Business show

Summary: This week on The Cost of Doing Business: Warren Buffet goes back to Israel: a Berkshire-Hathaway subsidiary purchases Israeli- based company Ray-Q Interconnect for an undisclosed sum:  why Ray-Q, a virtually-unknown company?; Better Place, once the golden promise of Israeli innovation, goes from bad to worse as a district court cancels its sale to businessman Tzahi Merkur; the planned rail to Eilat achieves an important approval: will the multi-billion dollar project justify its huge costs, or turn into a white elephant?; With the start of the academic year in Israel, we take a look at the financial state of Israeli students, many working two or even three jobs to support themselves during their studies. Plus, songs by Marianne Faithful, Dinosaur Jr., Public Image ltd and others.    Playlist: Dinosaur Jr. – Over it Marianne Faithfull – The Stations   Rodriguez – I wonder פורטיסחרוף - תחת אש Muse - Butterflies and Hurricanes Public Image ltd –Rise