General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)

Why United Technologies Needs the Merger With Raytheon

Posted: June 10, 2019 at 11:35 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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General Electric, Starbucks Drop into Thursday’s 52-Week Low Club

Posted: June 21, 2018 at 4:04 pm

June 21, 2018: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 86 equities making new 52-week lows in Thursday's session. On the NYSE decliners led advancers by about 2.04 ...
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Only 25 Women Hold CEO Jobs at S&P 500 Companies

Posted: June 6, 2018 at 6:45 am

Research and advocacy firm Catalyst has released the list of women who are chief executive officers of S&P 500 companies. The figure is 25, or 5% of the universe. The ...
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Will General Dynamics’ Raised Offer for CSRA Seal the Deal?

Posted: March 20, 2018 at 11:15 am

General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) on Tuesday boosted its merger offer for CSRA Inc. (NYSE: CSRA) by $0.50 a share to $41.25 a share in a transaction now valued at ...
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General Dynamics Not Backing Down in Bid for CSRA

Posted: March 19, 2018 at 7:15 am

Over the weekend, aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) announced that it intends to proceed with its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of defense contractor ...
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Merrill Lynch Out With Top Picks to Outperform the Market for the Rest of 2018

Posted: February 2, 2018 at 8:15 am

Every major criterion used to judge the stock market is at multiyear highs. We are at a record number of trading days without a 5% correction. At 18 times forward ...
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