Aerospace & Defense

Defense Stocks Feel Pressure From Proposed Defense Payment Changes

Posted: September 20, 2018 at 3:25 pm

Thursday may have seen a record-breaking high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and for the S&P 500. Just don't bother telling that to the top defense companies with ...
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SpaceX Plans to Send Man to Moon, but Will He Get There?

Posted: September 18, 2018 at 6:15 am

SpaceX made the much-anticipated announcement of who will be the first tourist to the moon. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be going, if SpaceX can ever get there. SpaceX already ...
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Musk’s SpaceX Will Send a Man to the Moon

Posted: September 14, 2018 at 6:35 am

In a tweet, SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company, said it would send a person to the moon. And that man or woman will be a private person and not an ...
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Boeing Sued for Stealing Trade Secrets

Posted: September 12, 2018 at 1:25 pm

A 2.5% share price boost in Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) stock is single-handedly keeping the Dow Jones industrials in positive territory for the day. That's not the whole story, though, ...
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Boeing Tanker Contract Boosted by $2.9 Billion

Posted: September 11, 2018 at 9:40 am

The U.S. Air Force on Monday awarded Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) a contract valued at a total of $2.9 billion for a fourth production lot of 18 additional KC-46A tankers. ...
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Boeing’s Investor Day Charm Offensive Doesn’t Convince Some Analysts

Posted: September 6, 2018 at 8:45 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) held its investor day meeting on Wednesday and broke with a years-long tradition of webcasting its management Q&A session. As a result, there was little coverage ...
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What Boeing Has to Explain at Wednesday’s Investor Day

Posted: September 3, 2018 at 8:00 am

For most of 2017, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) had the best-performing stock among the 30 equities that comprise the Dow Jones industrial average Index. In 2018, the stock made a ...
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Boeing Wins US Navy Contract for Drone Tanker

Posted: August 31, 2018 at 7:55 am

The U.S. Navy on Thursday awarded a contract to The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to design, build and deliver four MQ-25A unmanned air vehicles (drones) that will serve as refueling ...
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Alleged Conspiracy Dogs Pentagon’s $10 Billion War Cloud Contract

Posted: August 21, 2018 at 9:55 am

In late July, the U.S. Department of Defense began accepting proposals for a contract to provide the Pentagon with a cloud program known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI). ...
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Has SpaceX Aced Boeing in Space Race?

Posted: August 3, 2018 at 7:50 am

Since the last space shuttle flight in 2011, U.S. astronauts have been ferried to and from the International Space Station (ISS) by a Russian spacecraft at a cost per seat ...
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Airbus Irons Out Some Engine Problems, Getting Deliveries Back on Track

Posted: July 26, 2018 at 8:30 am

European aircraft maker Airbus reported second-quarter and first-half results Thursday morning. The reporting continues to be dominated by the company's most serious problem: getting enough engines to deliver new A320neos ...
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Why Boeing Earnings Weren’t Enough for Investors

Posted: July 25, 2018 at 9:50 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported second-quarter 2018 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The aerospace company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.33 on revenues of $24.26 billion. ...
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What to Expect From Boeing Earnings

Posted: July 24, 2018 at 1:35 pm

For substantially all of 2017, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was the top-performing stock among the 30 equities that comprise the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow posted a gain of ...
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Why Lockheed Martin Earnings Are Booming

Posted: July 24, 2018 at 9:30 am

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) reported its most recent quarterly results before the markets opened on Tuesday. The company posted $4.31 in earnings per share (EPS) and $13.4 billion in ...
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Boeing, Airbus Announce 1,100 New Orders at Farnborough

Posted: July 19, 2018 at 1:50 pm

The Farnborough Airshow wrapped up Thursday, and both Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Airbus are exclaiming over the number of new orders that were announced during the show. In terms ...
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