So far in 2026, the S&P 500 is up approximately 5.2% year-to-date after posting a strong 18.1% total return in 2025. While the index has recovered from a rocky start earlier this…
NATO’s European allies and Canada increased their defense outlays by roughly 20% in 2025 alone. For investors capturing that structural shift, the question is how to own aerospace and defense. SPDR S&P…
The U.S. military’s recent Operation Absolute Resolve put F-35s, F-22s, and stealth drones into live combat, and every platform traced back to a company inside Global X Defense Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:SHLD). Modern…
What started as a rhetorical threat in April 2026 became active military conflict by late February. With the Strait of Hormuz disrupted, Brent crude near $97 a barrel, and Lockheed Martin's backlog…
UFO returned 66.36% in 2025 while the S&P 500 gained a fourth of that. With a SpaceX IPO looking increasingly likely before year-end, the question is whether the fund can repeat that…
Boeing (NYSE:BA | BA Price Prediction) shares rose 5% in Wednesday’s midday session, climbing from $199.03 to $209. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) stock added 2%, rising from $604.39 to $617. Both moves…
Defense stocks have been one of the most compelling stories in the market over the past year, and the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSEARCA:ITA) has reflected that. The fund is…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) has gained 311% over the past year, driven by contract wins, launch cadence milestones, and surging retail enthusiasm for the space sector. That kind of…
One of the world’s foremost defense and aerospace names, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC | NOC Price Prediction) has been one of the strongest-performing large-cap defense stocks of 2026, with shares up 29.07% year…
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) costs $6 a year on a $10,000 investment, holds 100 dividend stocks, and currently yields 3.39%. With the Fed funds rate sitting at 3.75% and most…
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT | LMT Price Prediction) and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) both reported Q4 2025 earnings on January 29, 2026. One is the largest defense prime contractor on earth, building…
Bond yields are one option for passive income investors, but they’re definitely not the only possibility. Sure, you can get a yield of around 4% from 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds, but you…
On March 2, 2026, as news broke of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites during Operation Epic Fury, defense stocks moved opposite to nearly everything else. Northrop Grumman…
NASA’s Artemis II mission is targeting an April 2026 launch window, and prediction markets currently place the odds of liftoff by April 30 at roughly 54.5%. The rocket was rolled back to…
Mario Gabelli is looking at the defense sector and seeing a multi-year, capital-intensive buildout across the entire missile supply chain. He’s not just buying the obvious names. “Anyone that’s producing missile rocket…
