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Military
With Defense Budgets Ready to Grow, 3 Stocks Could Be Winners
Anticipating rising Defense Department budgets, UBS analysts are very positive on three stocks now.
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Military
Defense Contractor Earnings Not Hurt by Lower Budgets
Defense contractors General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman both reported first-quarter results before markets opened on Wednesday.
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Military
Defense Budget Has No Room for Air Force Training Jet
The Air Force needs to come up with a fleet of 350 new trainers at a time when the U.S. defense budget is under pressure both from lower appropriations and sequestration.
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Military
Cuts to US Defense Spending Should Not Hurt US Contractors — Moody’s
The Moody’s Investors Service outlook on the global aerospace and defense industry for the next year to 18 months is stable, but some factors could change that outlook to negative.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Harley-Davidson, Micron, Sonus, Starwood, Tesla and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades include Harley-Davidson, Micron Technology, Sonus Networks, Starwood Hotels and Tesla Motors.
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Military
Credit Suisse Shows Top Defense Stock Picks
ThinkstockDefense contractors met with U.S. Department of Defense officials and members of Congress last week at a conference sponsored by Credit Suisse. On Monday morning, the bank’s analysts released a brief report…
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Military
Deutsche Bank Raises Price Targets on 4 Top Defense Stocks
A new research report from Deutsche Bank raises price targets on four top defense stocks, and the firm also remains bullish on defense spending.
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Special Report
Companies Profiting the Most From War
Worldwide military expenditure shrunk in 2013 for the second consecutive year, falling by 1.9% to $1.75 trillion. The 100 largest arms-producers sold a combined $402 billion worth of arms and military services in 2013,…
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Military
3 Top Defense Stocks That May Benefit From New Congress
With a new Congress in Washington, and a lot of discord around the world, UBS is very bullish on the following three top defense stocks for 2015.
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: ADP, Cigna, First Solar, Garmin, LINN, Synchrony and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls include ADP, Cigna, First Solar, Garmin, LINN Energy and Synchrony.
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Investing
The Best Stocks of 2014 Part 1: Materials, Consumer, Health, Industrials
ThinkstockStocks have enjoyed yet another wonderful year in 2014, and the bull market is now more than five and a half years old. With the S&P 500 index up almost 14% year-to-date…
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Military
Republican Midterm Victory Could Bode Well for Top Defense Stocks
A new research report from Jefferies points out that the defense budget could see an increase due to external conflicts in the Middle East.
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Investing
Top Stocks Sold as Insiders Take Advantage of Huge Market Rally
Insider sellers have been noticeably absent for most of the month of October. Nothing like a good old-fashioned stock market rally to get the sellers out from the shadows.
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Industrials
15 Companies With Over $1.2 Trillion in Backlog Orders
24/7 Wall St. reviews the so-called order backlog of service and product orders from companies to see what the future looks like.
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Investing
Merrill Lynch Picks 10 Value Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2014
It may be time for investors to shift some of their portfolio money allocated to growth to names that present more of a value stock proposition. Here are Merrill Lynch's top ten…