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Posts related to ‘Defense’

Uncle Sam and the Deficit Manifesto

Posted: December 1, 2010 at 10:03 am

It was back in January, nearly a year ago, after the Congressional Budget Office released its 2010 budget when we called for the U.S. to adopt a Deficit Manifesto.  This ...
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Korean-American ADR/ETFs React Sharply on New Military Skirmish (EWY, KF, KEF, PKX, KEP, SKM, ATK, RTN, LMT, SKOR)

Posted: November 23, 2010 at 10:30 am

War and the fear of war create uncertainty for financial markets.  If there is one place in the world that you can count on uncertainty rising from throughout the years ...
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New Airline Security Rules: Govt or Industry to Pay? (DAL, LCC, AMR, UAL, LUV, JBLU, FDX, UPS)

Posted: November 2, 2010 at 9:51 am

The airline industry has recovered solidly from a string of losing quarters, but it now faces another issue brought on by the discovery last week of an explosive device in ...
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Lockheed Martin To Keep Buying Its Own Stock (LMT)

Posted: October 25, 2010 at 8:28 am

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is going to retire more stock.  The defense giant announced this morning that it has approved a new share repurchase program that will allow the ...
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A Very Contrarian Defense Case (RTN, LMT, GD, NOC)

Posted: August 12, 2010 at 10:58 am

The defense sector has been under pressure as the future military spending is moving away from the giant expense items.  This week's news was that $100 billion is the target ...
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Are Meteor Showers True Risks To Satellite Companies? (BA, DGI, GEOY, GILT, DISH, DTV, SIRI, HUGH, ICOG, IRDM, GSAT, ORBC, ORB, LORL)

Posted: August 11, 2010 at 6:11 pm

There is a low-probability event cresting today and tomorrow that could pose risks to businesses that rely upon the availability and operations of satellites in orbit.  This comes annually via ...
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Northrop Closure Signals Troubled Times For Defense (NOC)

Posted: July 14, 2010 at 11:05 am

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) is outlining some of the larger issues in the defense and military spending sector.  The budget for many major defense programs is far less clear ...
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Media Digest 7/2/2010

Posted: July 2, 2010 at 4:02 am

Reuters:   Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will support the Senate financial reform bill, giving Democrats a boost. Reuters:   Automakers had a setback in June, an indication that the industry is facing slow ...
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A Surprise in Durable Goods

Posted: May 26, 2010 at 8:39 am

The Commerce Department released the most recent data on the highly volatile Durable Goods Report.  The April reading showed a gain of +2.9% versus a Dow Jones estimate of only ...
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The Unusual Suspects (AIG, BIDU, BP, RIG, CSCO, DRWI, GGP, GS, ITA, MED, ROAC, SIRI)

Posted: May 9, 2010 at 9:31 am

The new list of Unusual Suspects for stocks to watch this coming week is out.  How can you pick out just over ten stocks to watch in the week ahead ...
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Cramer’s 2010 Counterterrorism Stock Picks (ASEI, OSIS, FLIR, COGT, NICE)

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 6:45 pm

It seems every market pundit has their outlook picks for 2010, and Jim Cramer is no different.  Last night was Cramer's "Energy Shortage Stock Picks for 2010" and on CNBC's ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (ATK, CA, KR, LLL, LMT, RTN, SQNM, S, MMM, VNDA)

Posted: December 9, 2009 at 7:43 am

These are this Wednesday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from today's Wall Street research notes: Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) Raised to Outperform at Macquarie. CA Inc. (NYSE: ...
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52-Week High Club

Posted: September 30, 2009 at 4:26 pm

Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) hit a yearly high of $13.47 after beating both guidance and analyst estimates for its quarterly earnings. Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) hit a yearly high of ...
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Uncle Sam’s Boost for Solar (ASTI, FSLR, ENER)

Posted: September 27, 2009 at 10:39 am

Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ: ASTI) may have a significant win under its belt in the new Army solar pact.  The maker of thin-film solar modules has a new contract from ...
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Media Digest 6/16/2009

Posted: July 16, 2009 at 2:54 am

Reuters:   CIT (CIT) may be close to bankruptcy. Reuters:   China GDP rose 7.9%. Reuters:   Foreclosures hit a record in the first half of 2009. Reuters:   Obama pressed Congress on a healthcare ...
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