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American Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Companies

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 10:35 am

It feels almost like the news flow from 11 years ago is repeating itself, as terrorism is back in the headlines and in the breaking news in America. First it ...
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U.S. Companies That Track Terrorists, Aid Homeland Security and Sell to Law Enforcement

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 12:20 pm

America lost its ability to ease into the thought that it was safe again on Monday after the Boston Marathon bombs killed three people and injured more than 100. This is ...
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Government Wants More Cybersecurity, Private Sector Lagging? (FTNT, PANW, FIRE, CHKP, WBSN, VDSI, PFPT, LMT, RTN, SAI)

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 12:53 pm

After markets closed last night, Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) issued a warning on earnings and revenues for the company’s first quarter. The announcement dragged down share prices at several other ...
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North Korea Rhetoric Acts as Defense Contractor Gift

Posted: April 3, 2013 at 2:28 pm

The rhetoric out of North Korea is acting as a drag to the broader markets, but don't tell that to the defense sector. Of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks, ...
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Top Defense Stocks for North Korea Conflict (LMT, NOC, GD, RTN, BA, T, CTL, BAH, IBM, HPQ)

Posted: March 21, 2013 at 2:36 pm

North Korean television this morning broadcast another thinly veiled threat against the United States. In a translation provided by the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper, North Korea said: The U.S. should not ...
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Ten Companies Profiting Most from War

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 5:38 am

The business of war is profitable. In 2011, the 100 largest contractors sold $410 billion in arms and military services. Just 10 of those companies sold over $208 billion. Based ...
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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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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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Big Dividend Yields from UBS Dividend Ruler Stock List (UBS, AZN, TOT, INTC, BTI, RTN, TD, NU, UL, NEE, JNJ)

Posted: February 12, 2013 at 8:50 am

S&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — January 24, 2013: Markets Mixed After Apple Earnings (AAPL, PG, EMR, CVS, GOLD, TIF, AMGN, SNDK, FFIV, NE, NVR, WDC, MMM, BMY, LMT, RTN, LUV, UNP, UAL, XRX, T, JNPR, MSFT, SBUX, HAL, HON, KMB, WY, NOK, NFLX, SWFT)

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 4:05 pm

U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — January 8, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Stay Down all Day (AA, BHI, EMC, RTN, GNW, CELG, MON, RPM, APOL, STZ, GBX, HELE, SCHN, FIO, SCTY)

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 4:04 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and remained down throughout the day. The likely reason for the downturn is lowered expectations for corporate earnings which will get off the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMP, AZO, BHI, CELG, DDS, EMC, FRT, GNW, HAL, MYL, NOC, NYX, PNK, RTN, SNH, SBY, LUV, JBLU, MET, HIG)

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 8:16 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Tuesday. Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE: AMP) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. ...
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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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Lockheed Martin Dividend Hike, Now Yields 5%!!!

Posted: September 27, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has just joined the dividend hike brigade. We have previously written that this would likely be the case and the hike was right in line with ...
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