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| | Disney caught by surprise: Activist investor Nelson Peltz has amassed a $2.5 billion stake in Walt Disney (DIS) and is preparing to make a second run at pressuring the company to grant him with board seats (Variety)
Mack Trucks strike: 4,000 UAW workers at Mack Trucks, whose parent company is Volvo Trucks (VLVLY), went on strike after 73% voted against a tentative 5-year contract (AP)
Defense stocks soar: On the heels of the new war in the Middle East, defense stocks Northrop Grumman (NOC), L3Harris (LHX), Huntington Ingalls (HII), Lockheed Martin (LMT) and General Dynamics (GD) rounded out the top five gainers on the S&P 500 (Bloomberg)
Oil steadied: Oil held on to its biggest jump in 6 months as Israel said its retaliation for attacks by militant group Hamas over the weekend had “only started,” increasing the prospect of fresh instability in the region as the fighting enters its fourth day (Bloomberg)
Tourism stocks stumble: The travel sector was by far the weakest segment in the S&P 500 on Monday after Israel was attacked by terror group Hamas. Global markets reacted as airlines faced service disruptions and a surge in oil prices threatened travel profit margins (Barron’s)
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