Israel At War With Hamas, Safe-Haven Assets Rise, Peltz Pressures Disney 10/9/23

Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 3 p.m.

b'Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber started the show discussing the Israel-Hamas conflict, which sent stocks lower and energy prices higher. Top gainers on the S&P 500 included defense stocks like Northrop Grumman, while the biggest laggards included travel names like United Airlines. On the corporate side, the anchors also discussed Disney and Nelson Peltz after the billionaire investor reignited his proxy battle with the media giant. Peltz\\u2019s activist firm, Trian Fund Management, plans to push for multiple seats on the board after increasing its stake in Disney to about 30 million shares, valued at roughly $2.5 billion.'