According to CNN: After the pager explosion, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid will end his visit to the United States early and return to Israel.

Market news: Several major airlines, including Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines, have suspended all flights to Israel over the next two days; Hezbollah has not launched rocket attacks since the pager bombing; the Israel Defense Forces is closely monitoring operations in Lebanon.

Hours after the pager explosion in Lebanon, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Galant to discuss the situation, according to people familiar with the matter.

“New Bond King” Gundlach: I think the United States is in a recession now.

"New Bond King" Gundlach: It is expected that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points tomorrow, and a total of 125 basis points this year.

US Department of Defense: The explosion in Lebanon has nothing to do with the United States.

US Department of Defense: There is no change in the US military deployment in the Middle East after the Lebanon explosion.

U.S. Department of Defense: The United States believes that diplomatic means are the best way to ease tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border.

U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE): 6% of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut down due to the impact of Storm Francine, and 10% of natural gas production was shut down.

US Department of Defense spokesman: No information is available regarding the explosion in Lebanon.

U.S. Department of Defense: The U.S. Secretary of Defense held talks with the Israeli Defense Minister today.

Hamas condemned the bombings in Lebanon and said they were part of Israeli "aggression" in the region.

The Israeli military said senior commanders had assessed the situation and there were no changes to civilian home defense directives.

The yield on the 20-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 1.3 basis points after the auction and was last at 4.027%.

Information services company Wolters Kluwer: 100% of major U.S. economists expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this week; the vast majority of economists predict a 25 basis point cut, and 17% predict a 50 basis point cut.

The winning interest rate allocation percentage for the U.S. 20-year Treasury bond auction on September 17 was 52.07%, compared with the previous value of 63.33%.

The three major U.S. stock indices gave up their gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 flat and the Nasdaq up 0.1%.