Credit: Lockheed MartinThe Department of Defense awarded only six defense contracts in its Wednesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of these contracts was $87.4 million. The following publicly traded…
Credit: Lockheed MartinThere are Russians running around Crimea. Chinese warships are prowling the Pacific and doing doughnuts around the Indian Ocean. Drug cartels boast military-grade weapons in their arsenals in Mexico. And in…
thinkstockMay 21, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday and again there was no economic news of note today, except the release of the rather ho-hum FOMC minutes. After two days of losses,…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded nine defense contracts in its Tuesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $340 million. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts:…
As its recall troubles deepen, the GM's board has to question whether its new, young CEO is the right person to head America's largest auto manufacturer. And who could replace her?
thinkstockMay 20, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday and spent the whole trading day in the red. There was no economic news of note today, but sour earnings from a number of…
DefenseImagery.milSo you’ve got your eye on this sweet new ride — an Oliver Perry-class guided missile frigate — but you’re a little short on cash. What do you do? DefenseImagery.mil Perry-class…
thinkstockMay 19, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday but look to close the day on the upside, even if just barely. There was no economic news of note today, no major earnings…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. Several publicly traded companies were among the winners of contracts that totaled $642.8 million. Among the…
thinkstockMay 15, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday and traded lower all day as the market headed for its second straight losing day. The 10-year Treasury note was in demand again today,…
The Boeing Co.When its Flight 370 vanished in early March, Malaysia Airline System very likely knew that it was in for some rough times. The mystery of the plane’s disappearance adds drama…
Paul Ausick A new subsidiary of China's Juneyao Airlines has placed an order for 50 of Boeing's 737 and 737 MAX aircraft. The total value of the order at list prices is at between…
Paul Ausick Courtesy EADS/AirbusParis-traded Airbus Group reported first-quarter results Tuesday morning, and while profits were better than analysts expected, earnings were lower than in the first quarter a year ago, even though revenues rose.…
Paul Ausick Boeing worked hard to wring every last mileage inch out of a drop of aviation fuel. Now it is teaming up with Embraer to open a research center in Brazil to work…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Monday, May 12, 2014. They include Amarin, Boeing, Cisco, KKR, NetApp and Twitter.
