ThinkstockIf there is one thing a U.S. politician does not want to appear after the horror of 9/11, it is being weak on defense. Yet with the exception of entitlements, the biggest…
ThinkstockS&P 500 dividend growth continues to outpace earnings growth, a trend that likely will continue for a few more years. Low yields on fixed income alternatives and historically low dividend payout ratios…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA and the S&P 500 higher, and the Nasdaq lower, dragged down by concern over the earnings of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and remained down throughout the day. The likely reason for the downturn is lowered expectations for corporate earnings which will get off the blocks after…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Tuesday. Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE: AMP) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. AutoZone…
thinkstockWith a down to the wire timing that has become a tradition in Washington D.C., the House and the Senate approved what is being called the The American Taxpayer Relief Act of…
The defense industry has been warning about the effects of the coming fiscal cliff for several months now. If Congress fails to come to a resolution on how the U.S. will begin…
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has just joined the dividend hike brigade. We have previously written that this would likely be the case and the hike was right in line with the upper-end…
This proposed merger between EADS and BAE is going to be more than complicated. Frankly, we also wonder about the legality of such a merger and wonder how other defense and aerospace firms…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St.research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Caterpillar Inc.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Ace Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Started as Buy at Stern Agee. American International…
More than $50 billion in defense spending is set to be chopped from the federal budget at the end of this year as part of the compromise deal reached last August that…
Aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported first quarter earnings this morning that handily beat expectations for EPS and revenues. EPS came in at $1.22 on revenue of $19.4 billion, compared with…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday. Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) Maintained Hold at Argus. Buffalo Wild…
Courtesy of 20th Century FoxGlobal sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest defense contractors increased in 2010 to $411.1 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The…
