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Military
Northrop Grumman Wins Three Defense Contracts
Northrop Grumman wins $44 million in contracts from the Department of Defense, including projects for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy in Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
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Military
Pentagon Awards $575 Million in Defense Contracts
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 17 defense contracts in its Wednesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of these contracts was $574.8 million. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts:…
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Military
Is This the Future for America’s Defense Contractors?
ThinkstockDesalination projects. Global warming monitoring. Green energy. These are just a few of the new lines of business that the world’s biggest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been exploring in recent years as…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Carnival, Devon, J.C. Penney, Netflix, Dow Chemical and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Tuesday, May 20, 2014. They include Carnival, Devon Energy, J.C. Penney, Netflix, Iridium and Dow Chemical.
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Military
Ever Wanted to Buy an Actual Naval Warship? Good News, They’re on Sale
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…
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Military
If Iran Isn’t Building an Aircraft Carrier, Then What Is It Doing?
In the world of defense spending, and defense investing, everything old is becoming new again — aircraft carriers especially. Over the past several months, defense news headlines have been dominated by reports…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Baker Hughes, Cameron, Cisco, Facebook, VeriSign and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Monday, March 17, 2014. The include Baker Hughes, Cameron, Cisco Systems, Facebook and VeriSign.
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Special Report
Companies Profiting the Most From War
Global military spending was down in 2012 for the first time since 1998. Based on figures compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 companies…
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Military
Defense Stock Surge Ignores Possible Budget Cuts
courtesy Boeing Co.Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was to release a budget proposal Monday that would reduce the size of the U.S. Army to levels not seen since before World War II. So,…
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Military
UBS Very Cautious on Defense Stocks: Entire Sector Near All-Time Highs
Despite last year's sequester and numerous walls of worry to climb, the defense and aerospace stocks have shined. In a new research report, UBS suggests that most of the money has been…
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Investing
Five Stocks in Which the Short Interest Doubled
Short sellers can be interesting to watch, particularly in periods of market fluctuations. Here are five stocks that saw their short interest double between the January 15 and January 31 settlement dates.
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Investing
Merrill Lynch’s Top Dividend and Yield Stocks to Buy During the Pullback
The top equity strategist at Merrill Lynch has updated the High Quality and Dividend Yield screen of stocks to buy, adding some names that may provide investors solid 2014 returns.
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Military
Sterne Agee Top Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Buy for 2014
ThinkstockAerospace and Defense are often lumped into one group when it comes to sectors and analysis. Unfortunately, this may be as simple reasoning because of how few large players there are in…
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Investing
Argus Makes Key Changes to Top 30 List of Stocks to Buy for 2014
Argus is joining the myriad of firms with their 2014 model portfolio additions and deletions. The firm is making four big changes to the Argus Top 30 stock list for 2014.
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Industrials
Merrill Lynch Top Industrial Stocks to Buy for 2014
ThinkstockAfter an outstanding 2013, many investors look to 2014 with a wary, but positive eye. Most on Wall Street are generally bullish on 2014 prospects, but any number of external issues could…
