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Sturm Ruger Blows Away Earnings

Posted: February 27, 2013 at 5:11 pm

Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. (NYSE: RGR) has reported its fourth quarter earnings. If you have been to a gun store or sporting goods store which sells fire arms, it was ...
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Is Larry Ellison Recreating The Fantasy Island TV Series?

Posted: February 27, 2013 at 2:56 pm

Larry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), is adding yet another odd purchase to his vast private holdings. His purchase of megayachts, racing yachts, multiple airplanes, mansions, ...
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Can U.S. Defense Stocks Survive Drastic Budget Cuts? (UBS, GD, RTN, ATK)

Posted: February 13, 2013 at 8:50 am

If there is one thing a U.S. politician does not want to appear after the horror of 9/11, it is being weak on defense. Yet with the exception of entitlements, ...
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The Best Conglomerate Stock for the Rest of 2013: Value, Yield, Upside

Posted: February 8, 2013 at 8:30 am

The markets may no longer be in a straight line higher, but 2013 is off to a great start. After taking a look at various Dow Jones Industrial Average components ...
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Boeing Focused on Fixing Dreamliner Troubles

Posted: January 30, 2013 at 9:02 am

The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported fourth-quarter and full-year results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the aircraft maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.46 ...
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Northrop Grumman Tops Estimates, Wary of Defense Cuts

Posted: January 30, 2013 at 8:09 am

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) reported fourth-quarter and full-year results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the defense contractor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.14 on ...
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Should Investors Encourage a “Gun ETF”?

Posted: January 18, 2013 at 6:52 am

They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a "pure gun" ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, ...
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Obama Unveils 23 Executive Orders on Gun Control

Posted: January 16, 2013 at 12:21 pm

Vice President Biden and President Obama have now publicly spoken about what the nation's new efforts on gun control will look like. What we at 24/7 Wall St. have maintained this ...
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The 11 Companies That Will Rebuild America’s Aging Infrastructure

Posted: January 16, 2013 at 11:01 am

A report this week from the American Society of Civil Engineers shows just how bad the state of infrastructure in the United States is and how much spending is needed ...
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Gun Control Stocks Back in Focus Thursday and Friday

Posted: January 9, 2013 at 7:39 pm

Vice President Joe Biden has been given with the task of reaching some form of aggressive gun control after the Newtown massacre. President Obama put him in charge of the effort ...
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Yet Another Scare for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 1:22 pm

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) just cannot catch a break on its 787 Dreamliner. After a 787 owned by Japan Airlines caught on fire yesterday when a mechanic was inspecting the ...
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Sales of Assault Rifles Continue to Skyrocket

Posted: December 31, 2012 at 9:18 am

Following the killing of 26 people, including 20 children, in Newtown, Conn., the renewed calls for control of semiautomatic weapons known as assault rifles, and large magazines for these weapons, ...
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Gun and Ammo Sales Not Just Surging — AR Guns, Ammo and Magazines Sold Out

Posted: December 20, 2012 at 8:34 am

Earlier this morning we ran a piece showing that gun and ammunition sales have blasted off since the Newtown massacre. The reality is that gun, ammo and magazine sales went into an ...
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Obama’s Gun Control Efforts Set Deadline by End of January

Posted: December 19, 2012 at 12:20 pm

We have warned after the Newtown massacre that more gun control efforts would be coming down the pipe. New York City's Mayor Bloomberg has called on the President to lead ...
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The Financial Proof of the “For and Against” Gun Control Case

Posted: December 17, 2012 at 10:33 am

The massacre in Newtown, Connecticut is being referred to as a tipping point for gun control in America. There is almost no way to discuss this subject without infuriating those ...
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