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Will Northrop Grumman Stock Be a Top Performer Again in 2020?

Posted: January 10, 2020 at 10:00 am

Following the announcement last week that a U.S. drone attack had killed a top Iranian general, defense stocks got a tidy boost of between about 3% and 7%. Northrop Grumman ...
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After a Strong 2019, Are There Any Undervalued Defense Contractors?

Posted: December 21, 2019 at 12:20 pm

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), clearing the way for the president to sign the defense spending bill into law before Congress takes its ...
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5 Merrill Lynch High-Quality and Dividend Yield Stocks to Buy for 2020

Posted: December 4, 2019 at 6:40 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 12:47 am

With the fourth quarter of 2019 and the decade almost over, many of the top companies we follow on Wall Street are making some changes to their curated lists of ...
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The Best Offense May Be Great Defense Stocks: 5 Top Picks to Buy Now

Posted: July 11, 2019 at 7:45 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 7:51 am

No matter what time period in history you look at, there is almost always some sort of global conflict. While nobody wants to see protracted and deadly wars, the reality ...
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Norway’s Trillion-Dollar Wealth Fund Now Open to Investment in Walmart

Posted: June 25, 2019 at 11:05 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 3:28 am

In December of 2004, Norway's sovereign wealth owned shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) valued at about $195 million and shares of Walmart de Mexico valued at about $9 million. ...
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Why United Technologies Needs the Merger With Raytheon

Posted: June 10, 2019 at 11:35 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 3:53 am

Sunday's announced all-stock merger between aerospace and defense giants United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) creates the world's second-largest defense contractor. The country's largest defense contractor ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amex, Chipotle, CyberArk, Facebook, Lululemon, Microsoft, Nokia, Sirius, Tesla, Wynn and More

Posted: April 25, 2019 at 9:00 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 5:16 am

Stocks were indicated to have a mixed open because 3M is dragging the Dow Jones industrials down so much on disappointing numbers. Still, the S&P is very close to all-time ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, AIG, CareDx, Coca-Cola, General Dynamics, Harvard Bio, LogMeIn, TrueCar, WorkDay and More

Posted: February 15, 2019 at 8:50 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:10 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally higher again on Friday, but the Dow Jones industrial average is up over 2,700 points from its lows seen at the start of January. ...
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Merrill Lynch Adds Top Large Cap Pharmaceutical Leader to US 1 List

Posted: February 7, 2019 at 7:25 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:30 am

With earnings reporting for the fourth quarter more than half over, and the first quarter of 2019 about the same, many of the top companies we follow on Wall Street ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Allergan, Boeing, Facebook, GoPro, Microsoft, Pfizer, Shell, ServiceNow, Tiffany and More

Posted: January 31, 2019 at 8:45 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:47 am

Stocks surged higher on Wednesday after strong post-earnings reactions from Apple and Boeing, and then Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped the markets by indicating that the Fed would be ...
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Where Do Aerospace and Defense Stocks Go From Here?

Posted: January 30, 2019 at 12:55 pm
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:49 am

Two of the country's biggest defense contractors reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings before markets opened Wednesday morning. One traded up about 5.5% and the other traded down about 5.9% in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Bed Bath & Beyond, Boeing, Constellation, Dell, Dollar General, Lockheed Martin, NOV, Snap, Twitter, Yelp and More

Posted: January 10, 2019 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 12:45 pm

Stocks were taking a needed breather on Thursday. While the market had recovered, the Dow Jones industrial average had seen a bounce of 1,250 points from the lows of January ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Baidu, Chipotle, First Solar, Honeywell, JPMorgan, Maxar, Nokia, Nvidia, PG&A, SunPower, Xilinx and More

Posted: January 8, 2019 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 12:51 pm

Stocks were indicated to open higher again on Tuesday, with U.S.-China trade talks leading the charge higher. Investors are still recovering from major selling and volatility at the end of ...
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Defense Stocks on Safer Ground After the Midterm Elections

Posted: November 8, 2018 at 10:15 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 3:11 pm

The defense sector took it on the chin during October's selling pressure. There were many reasons for the move: Saudi Arabia, the midterm elections, lower government spending ambitions, potential changes ...
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6 Stocks Dominate Defense and Aerospace Sector, All Are Strong Buys

Posted: September 26, 2018 at 9:50 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 5:19 pm

Regardless of the economy, the defense of our country remains a top priority, no matter who is in the White House or what party controls Congress. In fact, each year ...
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