The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.

格隆汇4月8日丨据央视，当地时间4月8日，美国国防部长赫格塞思表示，美国对伊朗核问题的立场“始终不可谈判”，强调伊朗绝不能拥有核武器或相关能力。他表示，伊朗必须交出其高浓缩铀库存，否则美方不排除再次进行军事打击。他称，目前伊朗高浓缩铀已被埋藏并处于美方监控之下。他表示，伊朗可以选择“自愿交出”，由美方接管并移除；否则，美国可能采取类似此前打击伊朗核设施的行动再次介入。

中南传媒公告，2025年营业收入126.01亿元，同比下降6.16%。净利润15.94亿元，同比增长16.20%。公司2025年度拟以实施权益分派股权登记日登记的总股本为基数，向全体股东每10股派发现金红利4.5元（含税）。截至2026年4月7日，公司总股本17.96亿股，合计拟派发现金红利8.08亿元（含税）。

哥斯达黎加海底电缆资产公司（Subsea Cable Assets，SCA）已与50Hertz签订其首份框架合同，为德国电网项目提供电缆存储和装卸系统。 该合同通过欧洲招标流程授予，涵盖四套电缆转盘系统的工程设计、制造、交付、安装和调试，以及相关的装载设备。 SCA表示，这些系统设计用于支持海上和陆上电网基础设施，确保德国北部和东部地区高压电力的可靠传输。 该公司补充称，其解决方案采用基于转盘的设计，配有隔板，可接触电缆两端进行测试，从而解决了仓库和船舶甲板上的空间限制问题。 SCA表示，其转盘系统采用电力驱动，设计具有低地坪载荷要求和长期可靠性，预期使用寿命超过25年。 SCA董事总经理Sil de Rijke表示：“我们团队在设备设计与制造、电缆装卸与存储方面的经验，使我们能够设计出满足50Hertz严格尺寸和运营参数的系统。” “SCA结合了先进的电力驱动和成熟可靠的滚轮技术，提供可扩展、低维护的解决方案，能够实现可靠、一次成功的高质量运行。这展示了我们如何将设备、软件、工程专业知识和制造能力整合为面向客户的完全互联的能力。” SCA表示，其在欧洲和迪拜运营工程和制造设施，并已向全球交付了超过45套电缆转盘系统。 该公司最近还与N-Sea Group签订了另一份合同，为一艘电缆铺设船提供电缆安装甲板设备，进一步充实了其在海底电力传输领域的订单储备。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

格隆汇4月8日丨美伊停火协议的达成提振了全球市场，欧洲股市有望创下四年来最大单日涨幅。欧洲斯托克600指数上涨4.2%，有望创下自2022年3月以来的最佳单日表现。德国DAX指数上涨5.4%，法国CAC40指数上涨4.9%，英国富时100指数上涨3.1%。巴克莱银行欧洲股票策略主管Emmanuel Cau表示，停火带来了“令人欣慰的喘息之机，至少目前消除了最糟糕的情况”。他还补充说，投资者在战争期间建立的空头头寸遭到挤压，可能进一步推动了股市上涨。

新机构的设立或有助于缓解“内卷外化”、央企海外贪腐等乱象；而在地缘冲突加剧当下，或也有助于维护中国的海外投资权益 【财新网】 国务院国资委新设境外国资工作局，统筹央企“走出去”工作。 4月8日，国务院国资委官网透露这一信息，并称该机构的主要职责是指导所监管企业国际化经营和境外资产布局优化、结构调整，承担所监管企业境外资产监督有关工作，加强境外投资经营等方面风险防范化解，承担境外突发事件和危机处理有关工作。 境外国资工作局的局长为朱凯。公开资料显示，朱凯2019年已担任国资委国际合作局副局长，2022年转任国资委规划发展局副局长，2023年升任国际合作局局长。朱凯经常出席中央企业产业发展、科技创新、国际投资、国际合作尤其是新能源产业合作等相关活动。

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从“明牌”调仓到“暗棋”埋伏，科技仍是布局关键词 近来，多家上市公司因回购、并购等事项披露了最新前十大流通股股东情况，部分知名基金经理的调仓轨迹由此浮出水面。 与此同时，随着2025年年报披露完毕，基金经理们更早布下的“暗棋”也被揭开，“科技含量”仍是重点。从明牌到暗牌，一个清晰的信号正在释放：科技依然是2026年的投资关键词，不过有基金经理坦言现阶段“已适度降低科技仓位”。 4月8日，受中东地缘事件出现重大转圜影响，震荡多时的A股市场迎来放量大涨。截至收盘，上证指数上涨2.7%至3995点，深证成指、创业板指分别上涨4.79%、5.91%，两市成交放量至逾2.4万亿元。 “周三A股的大幅上涨，是在外部风险缓和、全球流动性预期改善以及内部政策支撑共同作用下形成的一次典型的‘情绪驱动型反弹’。”金鹰基金首席经济学家、权益研究部总经理杨刚对第一财经表示，现阶段的一个基本判断是，在经历过短期阶段反弹后，或将出现由“估值”修复向“盈利”主导的切换。 站在当前时点，摩根士丹利中国首席股票策略师王滢对第一财经透露，目前全球各类机构对中国资产的兴趣有全方位提升，A股的独特吸引力在于高端制造产业链的不可替代性。地缘冲突与全球能源波动下，中国市场稳健性、韧性与可投资性进一步提升，2至3年维度配置价值凸显。 震荡行情下忙调仓 在近来市场的震荡调整中，基金经理正密集出手，积极调整手中的筹码。据第一财经不完全统计，截至4月8日，年初以来至少有370家上市公司完成回购事宜，其发布的公告细节也让部分知名基金经理的最新调仓动向得以显现。 例如中天科技近期发布了股份回购进展公告，便披露了其最新前十大股东及前十大无限售条件股东情况。内容显示，截至一季度末，百亿基金经理唐晓斌管理的广发远见智选，以3468万股的持股量新晋前十大股东，位列第四。 从该产品近三年的半年报及年报全部持股数据来看，中天科技此前从未出现在其持股列表中，这意味着唐晓斌可能在今年一季度从零开始对这只股票大举建仓。 与此同时，多只公募产品同步出现在中天科技的股东名单中，如华夏中证电网设备主题ETF、华泰柏瑞沪深300ETF，二者分别以6754万股、2202万股成为公司第三大股东、第八大股东。兴业收益增强作为百亿级别规模“固收+”产品也榜上有名。 据Wind数据，截至4月8日，该公司今年以来累计上涨69.73%。 值得注意的是，部分基金...

Hampstead theatre, London Michael Frayn’s cerebral drama of science and conscience returns with urgency – although this production struggles to ignite its emotional core Paapa Essiedu recently spoke of reviving only those plays that speak to the present moment . Michael Frayn’s 1998 drama could not better fit that bill. A dangerous hard-right politician who threatens to wipe out an entire civilisation sits at the heart of this three-hander about pioneering atomic physics caught in the warp of political violence and warfare. It is based on a real life meeting in 1941 between the Danish Niels Bohr (Richard Schiff) and the German Werner Heisenberg (Damien Molony), both brilliant quantum scientists on opposite sides during the second world war. The raging leader here is Hitler but echoes of Donald Trump could not be more resounding, given his recently expressed fantasy of genocide in his war with Iran. Continue reading...

Navient ( NAVI ) announced on Wednesday that Edward Bramson , chair of Navient’s Board of Directors, will be appointed CEO of Navient, effective June 5, 2026. As Navient continues with the next phase of its transformation, David Yowan will transition out of his role as president and CEO in June. He will remain a member of Navient’s Board of Directors, on which he has served since April 2017, and will continue to guide Navient’s growth and direction, the company said. Bramson has served on Navient’s Board of Directors since May 2022 and was elected board chair in June 2025. As CEO, Bramson will continue his focus on the company’s strategic transformation, working with the management team to enhance shareholder value. He will continue to serve as board chair. Larry Klane , a member of Navient’s Board of Directors since 2019, will serve as lead independent director, it added. Edward Bramson is a partner in Sherborne Investors. Bramson has also served as chair or chief executive officer of several other publicly traded companies in a range of commercial and financial sectors. NAVI -1.176% premarket to $8.4. Source: Press Release More on Navient Navient targets 60% loan origination growth to $4B in 2026 amid expense reductions and strategic realignment Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Navient

格隆汇4月8日｜据华尔街见闻，周二深夜，AI圈炸了。在全球知名AI评测平台Artificial Analysis的Video Arena榜单上，一个代号为“HappyHorse-1.0”的神秘视频生成模型悄然空降——没有发布会，没有技术博客，没有任何公司背书，直接以碾压式的姿态登顶榜首。 截止发稿，文本生视频赛道，Elo积分飙至1357分，领先刚登顶五天的Seedance 2.0 84分，比第三名和第四名的SkyReels V4和Kling 3.0 1080p Pro高出超过100分。HappyHorse-1.0一个模型，就拉开了整个行业梯队的差距。图像生视频赛道更是跑出了1402的恐怖高分，刷新了该榜单的历史纪录。唯一稍显逊色的，是在包含原生音效的“视频+音频”综合排名上，HappyHorse屈居第二，略低于Seedance 2.0。 "欢乐马"究竟是谁的马？这才是整个AI圈最想搞清楚的问题。目前技术圈认可度较高的结论是：HappyHorse是daVinci-MagiHuman联合开发方之一的Sand.ai，基于开源模型优化的迭代版本，核心目的是验证模型在用户真实偏好下的表现上限，为后续商业化落地做铺垫。同时，坊间还流传着另一个版本的猜测：HappyHorse背后的核心团队，来自阿里淘天集团“未来生活实验室”，由前快手副总裁、可灵技术负责人张迪领衔。值得一提的是，这一传闻发酵的时间节点，恰好与阿里港股今日的活跃表现有所重叠——当然，这只是一个有趣的巧合，目前并无任何实锤将两者直接挂钩，不宜过度解读。

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美国总统特朗普在采访中表示，美国正考虑与伊朗就霍尔木兹海峡实行“联合管理”。特朗普称，此举既能“保障航道安全”，也可防范其他潜在威胁。目前，伊朗方面对此暂无回应。一名伊朗高级官员此前表示，在伊朗与美国在巴基斯坦举行谈判前，霍尔木兹海峡可能会于9日或10日在伊朗控制下有限开放。该官员说：“如果双方能就谈判框架达成共识，霍尔木兹海峡可能会以‘有限、由伊朗控制’的方式开放。所有船只将必须强制性接受伊朗军方的协调。”（央视新闻）

Clean Vision ( CLNV ) on Wednesday said that it has retired a convertible note previously held by Labrys Fund II Capital, removing the obligation from its balance sheet as part of efforts to strengthen its financial position. The company said additional note retirements are expected in the coming weeks. Separately, Clean Vision announced that its first 25-ton-per-day pyrolysis reactor will be shipped from Southern California to Clean-Seas West Virginia in Belle, with arrival expected the week of April 20. Engineers from Clean-Seas will oversee commissioning of the Training, Research and Evaluation unit, which has received a conditional use permit from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. CLNV closed +15.09% at $0.0061. Source: Press Release More on Clean Vision Corporation Financial information for Clean Vision Corporation

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财联社4月8日讯（编辑 史正丞） 随着伊朗战场达成短暂停火，全球股市引来久违的释然大涨。尽管有许多声音担忧伊朗与美国的谈判要求分歧巨大，但躲过最坏情形的现状足以引发反弹。 截至发稿， 纳斯达克100指数期货（2606合约）涨3.33%，标普500指数期货涨2.58%，道指期货涨2.57%。 布伦特原油期货合约暴跌11%，回吐伊朗战争爆发后的近半涨幅，目前在92美元/桶附近震荡，WTI原油期货也重挫16%，报92.5美元/桶。 （布伦特原油分钟线图，来源：TradingView） 欧洲方面， 斯托克600指数目前涨幅超过4% ，有望创下2022年3月以来最大单日涨幅。 巴克莱的股票策略团队展望称，随着对冲基金撤除为对冲事态进一步升级风险而采取的保护措施， 股票市场可能会出现“强烈逼空” 。高盛上周绘制的图表显示，今年3月对冲基金以近13年最快的速度净卖出全球股票。 据央视新闻等媒体报道， 美、以、伊三方同意临时停火两周，同时美伊将从本周五（4月10日）开始在巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡开始谈判。 伊朗方面表示，只有在根据伊方提出的“10点计划”敲定细节后（包括控制霍尔木兹海峡通行、美军撤出海湾地区、全额赔偿伊朗损失、解除所有国际制裁等），才会接受战争结束。 在备受关注的霍尔木兹海峡通航问题上，最新消息是伊朗方面仍要求所有船只必须在获得许可后才能通过该海峡。 与此同时，以色列国防军确认暂停对伊朗的攻击，但停火范围不包括黎巴嫩。 特朗普也在周三美股开盘前连发数条贴文，一边表示与伊朗商谈“关税减免和解除制裁事宜”，同时威胁任何向伊朗提供军事武器的国家，所有向美国出口的商品将被“立即征收50%的关税”。 在市场全面反弹的背景下，一些“钱景”明确的板块迎来资金涌入。 存储和AI基建概念集体冲高 。截至发稿，美光科技周三盘前涨超9%、闪迪涨8.89%，希捷和西部数据也涨超7%。英伟达涨超3%、英特尔和AMD均涨超5%。 周三早些时候，在韩国市场交易的三星电子涨7.12%、SK海力士涨12.77%，铠侠控股也因 “考虑首次派发股息”的消息暴涨超18% 。 伴随着油价大幅回落， 航空、邮轮/出行概念股也集体走高 。其中联合航空盘前涨超13%、西南航空涨11%、嘉年华邮轮涨11%、皇家加勒比邮轮涨超8%。 中概股 盘前也集体走强。阿里巴巴盘前涨超6%，京东、百度、拼多多涨幅至少达到3% 与此同...

Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images April 7th was a really interesting day for shareholders of Alignment Healthcare ( ALHC ). Shares of the company closed up 16% after some interesting industry news came out. No company-specific developments occurred. What we do know, at least those who follow the company closely, is that management has been growing the business at a rapid pace. These industry developments should, in the long run, bode well for the company. But in the short run, there is the possibility of some margin compression. Having said that, it's clear that the market has turned bullish on the firm, at least in the near term. At the time this article is published, it will have been exactly one year to the day since I last wrote about Alignment Healthcare. In that article, published in April of 2025, I ended up calling the business a ‘hold’ candidate. I found the business model to be fascinating. However, the stock did not offer the fundamental health to justify a bullish outlook at that time. Since then, shares have risen 14.4%, which unfortunately has underperformed the 33.3% increase that the market saw. Although this recent move up, the sad truth is that the stock is still not priced at levels to justify a bullish assessment. So for now, the best thing that I can do is to reaffirm it as a ‘hold’ candidate. A health check for Alignment Healthcare Given the amount of time that has passed since I last wrote about Alignment Healthcare, I think a bit of detail regarding what the company is and what it does is warranted. At its core, the firm is a consumer-centric platform that focuses on improving healthcare experiences for seniors. It does this by offering up its own Medicare Advantage plans that are customized specifically with seniors in mind. The firm utilizes certain predictive algorithms that are fed to it using medical and demographic data in order to identify the risks of a significant medical event on a customer-by-customer basis. And then, thr...

2026年春天 ， 全球电影票房的 最大的 赢家 ，是一部试图尽量不用绿幕的太空电影。 目前上映进入第三周的《挽救计划》依旧势头不减，全球票房已突破 4.2 亿美元，北美首周 8050 万，成为 2026 年最大开画影片。烂番茄 95% ，豆瓣 8.6 分，国内上映 9 天破亿，也是春节档后首部票房破亿院线电影。 难得是的是一部改编自安迪·威尔同名小说的原创硬科幻，靠一位被抛弃的宇航员和一只外星人的友谊打动了全世界。 除了剧情之外，其最被行业内外热议的制作细节是：导演菲尔·洛德和克里斯托弗·米勒全片没有使用任何绿幕或蓝幕，飞船内部全部实景搭建，外星角色Rocky全程以木偶形态出现在片场。 在一个AI已经可以用几千上万成本在几天内出片的时代，这个选择本身就是一种态度。 亚马逊影业创始人罗伊·普莱斯在《纽约时报》撰文感慨： “ 电影终于又开始变得有趣了。 ” 《挽救计划》剧照 但这句话的潜台词或许更重要：观众终于又被允许在银幕上看到 “ 真的东西 ” 了。 这个“真”，不仅是叙事层面的真诚，更是制作层面的物理质感。 当整个行业都在拥抱AI、畅想全流程自动化生产的时候，《挽救计划》的成功恰恰提出了一个反向问题——AI大片还没有真正到来，观众的逆反心理是否已经先到了？ 01 一部“反潮流”电影的胜利 理解《挽救计划》的制作理念，需要先理解它在拒绝什么。 导演米勒在接受ComicBook采访时说得很直接： “ 整部电影没有使用任何绿幕或蓝幕 ， 飞船内部完全是搭建的实景 ， 我们还在片场搭建了飞船外部的大面积实体结构 ， Rocky全程和我们在一起。 ” 当然实拍并不意味着0特效，米勒随后也做了补充： 不用绿幕不等于不用数字特效。 《挽救计划》拍摄现场 全片共有2018个VFX镜头，ILM负责太空远景和飞船外观，Framestore完成了约1100个镜头的CG动画。但所有数字工作都是用来 “ 增强真实 ” 的，没有一个镜头是用来 “ 替代真实 ” 。 而恰恰是这个区分至关重要。 当瑞恩·高斯林站在飞船船体外部时，剧组用黑色背景配合渐变色光源来模拟行星极光，为的是让互动光线更加自然。当他在飞船内部走动时，他触碰的是真正的墙壁、控制面板和走廊。 摄影师格雷格·弗雷泽——《沙丘》和《新蝙蝠侠》的摄影师——称这是他 “ 迄今最具挑战性的电影 ” 。导演团队明确要求影像具有 “ 模拟胶...

总部位于马来西亚的海工支援船供应商Nam Cheong已获得价值高达2500万美元的海工船租约合同，原因是东南亚地区船舶需求保持坚挺。 这些合同涵盖一艘三用工作船和一艘维修工作船，每艘船的确定租期自2026年起最长为两年，并附有一年的续租选择权。 其中三用工作船已租给海洋石油工程股份有限公司，并于2026年第一季度开始作业；而维修工作船已租给一家区域性独立石油生产商，预计于第二季度初启动。 Nam Cheong表示，这两艘船将支持整个东南亚地区的海上油气活动，并能够处理广泛的海上支持功能。 获得这些租约后，该集团36艘船中已有25艘处于长期租约状态，长期租约覆盖率提升至69%，收入可见度得到改善。 该公司表示，随着更多长期租约生效，预计2026年船舶利用率将上升。 Nam Cheong首席执行官Leong Seng Keat表示：“这些租约合同体现了客户对我们船队质量的信心。我们目前的平均船龄为9年，低于市场平均水平，这为我们提供了很长的运营跑道。我们的船队在技术上也很先进，能够为不同海上应用场景和地区的客户提供服务。” “赢得这些合同使我们接近70%长期租约覆盖率的目标，这能在盈利稳定性和捕捉现货市场上行空间之间提供良好的平衡。” 该公司补充称，在马来西亚国家石油公司维持国内产量的努力支持下，马来西亚的海上活动依然强劲，同时东南亚全地区新船供应有限，继续对租船费率构成支撑。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

格隆汇4月8日｜法国外贸银行的Briggs写道，在美国和伊朗达成停火协议后，债券市场可能仍不愿消化美国过多的降息预期。尽管紧张局势显著降温，但这场战争对通货膨胀的影响仍不明朗。Briggs说：“此外，我们可能需要美联储发出一些信号，表明他们也对该通胀传导的进展感到安心和有信心。”“因此，虽然我们仍预计今年会有两次降息并会寻求逢低买入，但我们将保持耐心。”Briggs预计长期收益率将高于短端。他建议“逐步建立陡峭化策略仓位“。

Vistra ( VST ) on Wednesday announced the launch of multiple series of senior unsecured notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers. The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The company intends to use the proceeds from the offering to repay or redeem existing indebtedness, including the company's senior notes due 2027 and/or Term Loan B-3 Facility, for general corporate purposes and/or to pay fees and expenses related to the offering. VST +4.43% premarket to $160.5. Source: Press Release More on Vistra Vistra Is Capitalizing On America's Energy Boom; Growth Will Improve Valuation Sooner Or Later Vistra: Still Not Buying The Dip Here Vistra: Nuclear Deals And AI Demand Support Growth; Risks Remain SA Asks: What's the best data center infrastructure stock right now? Nvidia, Emerald team up with power firms over AI factories and grid

格隆汇4月8日丨行情显示，比特币涨至72160.9美元，过去24小时内涨5.49%；以太坊涨至2258.52美元，过去24小时内涨8.26%。

tupungato/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Thesis Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ( HTZ ) runs well-known brands like Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty and has more than 11,000 rental locations spread across 160 countries around the world. I took a look at the stock late last fall and labeled it a Hold . At the time, the business was definitely bouncing back, but the stock price already seemed to factor in a lot of optimism around things like utilization rates, free cash flow, and management’s goal of hitting $1 billion in EBITDA by 2027. Seeking Alpha Today, I’m taking another look after the stock has picked up a lot of momentum over the past month, rising by nearly 50% on a bundle of factors. But after going over the latest data, I’m sticking with my neutral stance. From my perspective, further sustainable gains require real results to back up the recent move. Hertz Global: An Early-Stage Recovery Assessment My first instinct is that this has all the markings of classic short squeeze behavior with short interest near 20% . Bill Ackman, a high-profile activist investor, is a big component of this story too. According to Pershing Square’s own presentation, Hertz is still in the early stages of a turnaround with asymmetrical potential returns, which would help to explain why positive signs of operational stability have been magnified in the price of the stock. Overall, I view this factor as important context, but definitely not strong enough on its own to justify an investment decision. Add a major name like Ackman, and the extra attention has a way of nudging shorts to head for the exits. However, this alone won’t fix the main issue, that is, Hertz still needs to turn better fleet performance and improved pricing into consistent, ongoing cash flow. Seeking Alpha Revenue: $2.03B (Q4 2025) Revenue YoY: -0.59% Revenue beat: +$93.88M vs. expectations Revenue trend: near flat YoY (Q4) RPD YoY: ~-1% Net Promoter Score improvement: ~+50% YoY. It's been several months since I last co...

Booms in defense spending pose a risk to economies in the medium term, as these expenditures are mainly financed through higher deficits, according to a report from the International Monetary Fund . Defense buildups typically boost economic activity in the short term by lifting consumption and investment, but overtime they add to public debt, the IMF said in a report. “More frequent conflicts and rising geopolitical tensions have also prompted many countries to reassess their security priorities and increase defense spending,” IMF researchers Hippolyte Balima, Andresa Lagerborg and Evgenia Weaver said in a blog post. “Others plan to do so. This situation presents policymakers with a crucial question about trade-offs involved.” Countries from Germany to France have lifted military expenditures in recent years, confronted with the war in Ukraine and US President Donald Trump’s pressure to make Europe take greater responsibility for its own defense . In the US, the Trump administration in its latest budget asked Congress for a significant boost in defense spending, after launching a military strike in Venezuela to capture then President Nicolas Maduro and starting a war against Iran. Drawing on data from more than 160 countries since 1946, the IMF identified 215 cycles of increased spending in defense, saying many were concentrated in the 1970s and 1980s but that large booms have become more frequent. The economists found that in a typical defense boom, which lasts more than two and a half years, about two-thirds of expenditures are financed through borrowing. But the cost is higher during wartime, they said. “Wartime booms are especially costly, with public debt jumping by about 14 percentage points of GDP and social spending falling in real terms,” the IMF said in the report, which is part of the World Economic Outlook to be published next week. “Defense spending booms are front-loaded and financed primarily through higher deficits.” With the US and Iran agreeing to ...

据央视新闻消息，欧盟及加拿大等多国领导人联合声明欢迎美国和伊朗达成两周停火协议，并感谢巴基斯坦及相关合作伙伴的努力。声明强调，通过外交手段迅速并持久结束冲突是当前首要目标，各方应推动达成实质性谈判解决方案，维护地区安全，避免全球能源危机。同时，声明表示支持当前的外交努力，并与美国及其他伙伴保持密切沟通与协调。各方被呼吁全面执行停火协议，包括涉及黎巴嫩的安排。

Boarding1Now/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Exchange traded funds with significant exposure to Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) are drawing attention on Wednesday after the carrier’s shares surged 12.5% following its latest earnings release. The rally was supported by stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and overnight easing oil prices. Delta Air Lines is widely held across the ETF landscape, with positions in 304 funds totaling approximately 122.2M shares. Due to this broad ownership and several outsized allocations, funds with heavier weightings in Delta Air Lines are seeing amplified moves in early trading. The stock’s sharp advance is boosting performance among these ETFs, placing them in focus for investors seeking indirect exposure. Below is a list of the ten exchange traded funds with the largest allocations to Delta Air Lines shares. U.S. Global Jets ETF ( JETS ), 11.79% allocation. iShares U.S. Transportation ETF ( IYT ), 5.12% allocation. Cambiar Aggressive Value ETF ( CAMX ), 4.70% allocation. First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF ( FTXR ), 4.39% allocation. NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF ( NLSI ), 4.27% allocation. Direxion Daily Transportation Bull 3X Shares ( TPOR ), 3.49% allocation. Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares ( OOTO ), 3.46% allocation. Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF ( COWS ), 3.18% allocation. First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF ( DVLU ), 3.09% allocation. Amplify Cash Flow High Income ETF ( HCOW ), 3.05% allocation. Other Airline ETFs: ( JETU ) and ( JETD ). More on markets Why this oil rally isn’t crashing stocks—Deutsche Bank breaks it down Ceasefire uncertainty looms large as prediction markets signal a long road to de-escalation Cantor Fitzgerald calls the market pullback a buying opportunity despite Middle East risks From oil surge to economic slowdown: SA analysts see recession risks rising 15 dividend stocks to watch as the Middle East conflict continues