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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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Ten Companies Profiting Most from War

Posted: February 28, 2012 at 6:41 am

Global sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest defense contractors increased in 2010 to $411.1 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The increase reflects ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (C, NEM, STX, XOM, MWW, AMZN, BRCM, AET, COCO, EPD, MAN, MPC, NOC, WHR, KTCC, SGMO, MDVN, JDAS, IXYS)

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 4:04 pm

The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning, following on a positive debt sale by Portugal and some improvement in PMI numbers from Europe. ADP employment data did ...
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The 10 Most Expensive Weapons in the World

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:49 am

The 10 most expensive weapons systems in the world total $868 billion in research and development and manufacturing costs. The Department of Defense has commissioned each of the weapons. The ...
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Where US Federal Budget Cuts Will Hurt the Most (LMT, NOC, BA, RTN, SAI, GD, HPQ, LLL, BAH, KBR)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 11:50 am

The US House-Senate budget reduction committee, or the ‘super committee’, that is charged with recommending $1.5 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years has just another 10 ...
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The American Cities With The Most Millionaires

Posted: July 13, 2011 at 3:45 am

Each year, Capgemini publishes the U.S. Metro Wealth Index, which ranks the number of high-net-worth individuals living within the ten largest metropolitan statistical areas. According to the report, high-net-worth Individuals ...
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Short Sellers Savage The Macro-Caps Across The Board

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 6:33 am

No industry was able to avoid short selling activity, particularly among its largest companies. Tech, automotive, conglomerates, consumer goods, and financial shares were all under pressure, and big firms took ...
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Boeing Wins Tanker Bid a Second Time (BA, EADSY, LMT, NOC, GD, UTX)

Posted: February 25, 2011 at 10:34 am

After a second do-over, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has once more bested Airbus maker EADS (OTC: EADSY) in the bidding war for a new US Air Force tanker. But the ...
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Pentagon Wises Up To Risks of Defense Mergers (LMT, BA, NOC, GD, RTN, UTX)

Posted: February 9, 2011 at 12:50 pm

In a major reversal from a policy promoted in the early 1990s, the US Defense Department is now warning defense contractors to beware of mergers and acquisitions in the defense ...
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U.S. Defense Cuts Present A Huge Opportunity For The Chinese

Posted: January 19, 2011 at 12:54 pm

Defense Secretary Robert Gates won kudos earlier this month when he announced plans to slash $78 billion over 5 years from the Pentagon's budget and cut the size of the ...
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The Eight Big Spin-Offs To Watch For 2011 (AMR, MT, CVC, FST, FO, LORL, MOT, NOC, HHC, GGP, MSG)

Posted: December 15, 2010 at 7:35 am

2010 has been a positive year for the markets.  IPOs and secondary offerings have been plentiful, debt offerings have been plentiful, and restructurings continue.  Many spin-offs have been announced and ...
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Media Digest 11/12/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 12, 2010 at 4:04 am

EU officials tried to reassure capital markets about Ireland's viability. (Reuters) Yahoo ! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said a report it would lay of 20% of staff was "misleading." (Reuters) Newsweek and ...
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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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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATI, ADY, BWA, CTCM, DGI, ERES, NOC, NVDA, BPOP, RBS, SWSI, WFMI)

Posted: August 10, 2010 at 8:20 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATI) Raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch. American ...
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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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