Ray Dalio
The risk of a world war that includes the US and China has risen to 50%, billionaire Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio said last month.
  • Wall Street's biggest names have rung the alarm about geopolitical risk in recent weeks.
  • Some – including Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio and JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon – are even fretting about the risk of a potential world war.
  • But the market doesn't seem to have noticed. Stocks are up and oil prices have fallen since Hamas attacked Israel.

After Hamas attacked Israel, some of Wall Street's biggest names went on record to ring the alarm about heightened geopolitical risk.