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The Impact of Spending Cuts on Defense Contractors (LMT, BA, NOC, GD, RTN)

Posted: February 27, 2013 at 11:50 am

If most Americans had ever heard the term “sequester” before last fall, they probably thought it meant something like entering a monastery or convent. But in the doublespeak of the ...
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Why the Awful January Durable Goods Report Was Ignored, GDP Revision Looming

Posted: February 27, 2013 at 10:30 am

The monthly report on durable goods is one of the most volatile reports you can get. The reason is that it involves the big-ticket items that are deemed to be ...
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UBS Sees Growth Outshining the American Taxpayer Relief Act

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 9:13 am

With a down to the wire timing that has become a tradition in Washington D.C., the House and the Senate approved what is being called the The American Taxpayer Relief ...
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Defense Mergers Still Likely After BAE-EADS Failure (LMT, BA, NOC, RTN, GD)

Posted: October 12, 2012 at 2:07 pm

The defense industry has been warning about the effects of the coming fiscal cliff for several months now. If Congress fails to come to a resolution on how the U.S. ...
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Boeing Earnings Surge, Forecast Rises (BA, GD, NOC, LMT, RTN)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 10:02 am

Aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported first quarter earnings this morning that handily beat expectations for EPS and revenues. EPS came in at $1.22 on revenue of $19.4 billion, ...
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