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Markets shake as Israel strikes Iran

2025/6/13
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Julie Morgan: 中东局势急剧升温,以色列对伊朗发动了一系列袭击,目标包括核设施和军事要地。伊朗也迅速做出反应,向以色列发射了超过100架无人机,使得中东地区爆发全面战争的风险显著增加。这一突发事件直接导致全球股市期货大幅下挫,跌幅超过1%,而原油价格则应声飙升,涨幅高达7%。以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示,此次军事行动可能持续数日,其根本目的是为了消除伊朗对以色列国家生存构成的威胁。面对这一严峻局势,市场避险情绪迅速升温,投资者纷纷抛售股票等风险资产,转而寻求更为安全的投资标的,如黄金和国债等。 Marco Rubio: 作为美国国务卿,我在此强调,以色列已向美国明确表示,此次针对伊朗的军事行动完全出于自卫。美国的首要任务是确保在该地区部署的美国军队的安全,并且美国并未直接参与对伊朗的军事行动。美国国务院已于周三发布命令,要求所有非紧急的美国政府人员撤离该地区,以应对中东地区日益紧张的局势。美国在中东地区设有多个永久性军事基地,遍布伊拉克、沙特阿拉伯、约旦、科威特、埃及、卡塔尔、巴林和阿联酋等地。我们将密切关注局势发展,并采取一切必要措施,以维护美国在该地区的利益和安全。

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Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning. Good morning! Today is Friday, June 13th. I'm Julie Morgan. Markets rattle, Kenview eyes a trim, and Frito-Lay pulls back.

We're following escalating tensions in the Middle East. Israel has targeted Iran with a series of strikes against nuclear sites and military targets. Iran has retaliated by launching over 100 drones at Israel overnight, sharply raising the risk of a full-scale war in the Middle East.

The news has sent stock futures sliding more than 1 percent while oil prices are surging 7 percent. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the operation could last many days and was aimed at rolling back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that Israel informed the U.S. that the strikes are being done for self-defense.

He added that his top priority is protecting American forces in the region and that the U.S. is not involved in the operation against Iran. The State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel due to heightened regional tensions in the Middle East. The U.S. has permanent military bases in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE.

Kenview is weighing the sale of some of its skin health and beauty brands. Reuters reported citing sources that Clean & Clear, Maui Moisture, and Neostrata are among the brands potentially being considered. BB, a German baby care brand and also another Japanese brand, could also be included. Neutrogena and Aveeno are two of the larger brands in Kenview's portfolio, and they are not under consideration.

Sources told Reuters that the brands that could be sold make up $500 million in revenue. Goldman Sachs is reportedly advising Kenview on the potential divestment.

Frito-Lay is shutting down production at its Rancho Cucamonga plant in Southern California after 50 years in operation. Although no reason was given for the decision, Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo, reported an 11% decline in operating profits in Q4 2024, primarily reflecting operating costs increases and a decline in organic volumes.

Although the company will maintain its distribution, fleet, and warehouse operations at the plant, shutting down manufacturing is expected to result in the loss of hundreds of jobs, according to USA Today. Because the Rancho Cucamonga plant is not registered with California's worker adjustment and retraining notification database, which requires employers to give 60 days notice before layoffs, the timing of the closure and the actual number of employees impacted is unknown.

Now for a look at what's trending on Seeking Alpha. Tesla unveils an upgraded Model S and X in the U.S. with a $5,000 price hike. The Oracle stock surge bumps Larry Ellison to the world's second richest person. And the Air India crash is likely to draw scrutiny to airplane configuration at takeoff.

On Wall Street today, at this early hour, Dow, S&P and Nasdaq futures are in the red. Crude oil is up 7% at $73 a barrel. To put that into perspective, that $73 a barrel is between $8 and $9 more than it was yesterday at this time. Bitcoin is down 1% at $104,000. Gold is up 1.2% at $3,425.

The FTSE 100 is down 0.4% and the DAX is down 1.4%. RH is on our list of the biggest movers of the day pre-market. RH is up 18% despite mixed fiscal Q1 results as the company laid out strategic plans to offset U.S. import tariffs. On today's economic calendar at 10 a.m., Consumer Sentiment.

That's it for today's Wall Street Breakfast. Thanks for listening. For a full offering of news, analysis, ratings, and data on stocks and ETFs, become a premium subscriber. Learn more at seekingalpha.com slash subscriptions. I'm your host, Julie Morgan. Go out and make it a great day.