The Uncomfortable Truth of How War Affects the Markets

By Brett Eversole

The first sirens started blaring at 6:35 a.m...

It was the first warning that an attack was coming. Rockets began raining down, battering central and southern Israel.

On October 7, Hamas – the terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip – fired more than 2,000 rockets into the country. But this was more than an aerial assault. Hamas invaded Israel by air, land, and sea...

Fighters killed civilians indiscriminately. Hamas is now holding more than 200 people hostage – many of whom were taken captive in the first attacks.

Israel has declared war. As of today, just a month after the assault began, the death toll on both sides is in the thousands. I'm sure you've seen the ongoing news coverage.