The Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:EUAD) has snapped back hard after a sluggish start to the year. Shares sit near $43 after a 8% gain over the past month,…
NATO’s defense ministers committed to spending at least 2.5% of GDP on defense, with Poland, the Baltics, and Greece already running above 4%, and the alliance has set a target of 5%…
The Global X Defense Tech ETF (NASDAQ:SHLD) has done something unusual for a defense fund in a year when NATO is rewriting its spending playbook. It has gone down. SHLD trades around…
European governments are pushing defense budgets higher than at any point since the Cold War, and three exchange-traded funds offer distinct ways to ride the spending cycle: the iShares U.S. Aerospace &…
State Street opened its 2026 Global ETF Outlook with a single sentence that framed an entire year of flows: “Defense was the standout theme of 2025.” The line, buried on page 13…
Global defense spending hit $2.63 trillion in 2025, up from $2.48 trillion in 2024, and the momentum is accelerating. NATO’s European allies and Canada increased defense spending by 20% in 2025 compared…
The White House just proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, a roughly 44% increase over current Pentagon spending. Even though U.S. and Israeli forces are no longer engaged…
The decisive, lethal, and comparatively brief strategic military strikes executed by President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth have once again elevated the profile of US military supremacy. Thanks to the successes…
Boeing (NYSE:BA | BA Price Prediction) shares rose 5% in Wednesday’s midday session, climbing from $199.03 to $209. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) stock added 2%, rising from $604.39 to $617. Both moves…
Defense stocks have been one of the most compelling stories in the market over the past year, and the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:ITA) has reflected that. The fund is…
What we’re looking at may be the most paradoxical environment in decades. Defensive ETFs like the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FSTA), Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU), and iShares US…
Defense spending is undergoing a genuine structural shift as governments worldwide rethink what national security actually costs. Analysts and researchers tracking defense spending are focused on which companies are best positioned to…
The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:ITA) has surged 61% over the past year, and President Trump’s aggressive military posture suggests the rally may continue. With the White House discussing military…
Growth investing has changed monumentally over the past 4 years, because the bulk of the gains are being driven by AI. If you want to bet on that megatrend and have some…
Although President Trump is the first 2-term POTUS since Eisenhower to not involve the US in any wars, he is the first one to have successfully ended 8 international wars, with some…
