Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 19 - News
In April 2007, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) won a defense contract to supply Taiwan with 30 AH-64E Apache Longbow attack helicopters. On Aug.
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August 19 - News
Recently, the competition between The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and Airbus -- the two largest commercial aircraft makers in the world by far -- has become increasingly cutthroat...
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August 19 - News
Tech billionaire Elon Musk made headlines this week with his "Hyperloop" announcement.
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August 19 - News
Elon Musk -- co-founder of PayPal, creator and CEO of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), and SpaceX -- rocked the world once again this week, when ...
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August 19 - News
The Inter-Webs lit up this past week, over fears that spying at the Obama administration's National Security Administration could derail a planned multibillion-dollar arms deal...
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August 19 - News
On Wednesday, International Consolidated Airline Group's British Airways picked European Aeronautical Defense and Space's Airbus' SAS short-haul planes over The Boeing Company...
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August 17 - News
In ancient times, skillful warriors first made themselves invincible, and then watched for vulnerability in their opponents ...
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August 17 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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August 13 - News
If there's one thing that spurs defense companies' profits, it's war. And by all accounts, the civil war in Syria is horrific.
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August 13 - News
The global Aerospace and Defense, or A&D, Industry is expected to grow at a rate of around 2.5% over the period of 2012-2015 to reach $544.7 billion.
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August 12 - News
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" of our government agencies.
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August 12 - News
Ever since pilot Eugene Ely watched his biplane from the forecastle of the U.S.
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August 10 - News
The airline industry continues to rebound from lows seen in 2007 and 2008. It was not uncommon to think of the sector as a place where money goes down the drain.
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August 7 - News
I follow quite a lot of companies, so the usefulness of a watchlist to me cannot be overstated.
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August 7 - News
But not the peak oil you're thinking of, where supplies dwindle and prices march inevitably higher. That's so 2008.
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August 6 - News
In the late 1980s, the United States, along with more than 30 countries, signed an agreement called the Missile Technology Control Regime, or MTCR.
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August 5 - News
ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) is one of the leading suppliers of space, aeronautical, and mobile communication systems.
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August 5 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) in 1987.
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August 1 - News
Don't look now, but United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX)' Sikorsky unit may have just won the contract to build President Obama's new presidential helicopter -- unopposed...
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August 1 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)'s 787 has been in the news again for catching fire. The technology in the airplane is impressive, so some troubles are to be expected.
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July 30 - News
Before last Friday, Embraer SA (ADR) (NYSE:ERJ) stock was the beneficiary of keen investor enthusiasm, having gained more than 36% year to date.
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July 30 - News
It's earnings season, and for defense stocks, investors will be looking at how defense-spending cuts are affecting defense companies' profits.
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July 29 - News
As you've probably heard by now, inspections centering on a Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON)-manufactured emergency transmitter, that may or may not have been related ...
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July 29 - News
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)'s X-47B unmanned aircraft recently landed itself on an aircraft carrier, proving that totally autonomous air combat is on the way.
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July 26 - News
Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) has become one of the most successful airlines in the U.S.
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July 25 - News
Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) just announced earnings that beat Wall Street's pretty low expectations.
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July 24 - News
Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and judging from the movement of its stock, investors are expecting good results.
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July 23 - News
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, but investors haven't bothered waiting to start the celebration, ...
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July 22 - News
After two weeks that have seen two The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) planes left burning on the tarmac, I've been asked to remind investors of the bigger picture at Boeing -- to pen...
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July 22 - News
The airline industry has been recovering since a severe blow in 2007.
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July 22 - News
The U.S. is in the middle of major defense budget cuts because of sequestration, but Saudi Arabia is clearly not in the same predicament.
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July 22 - News
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Those were the words of Neil Armstrong, upon taking humanity's first step onto an extraterrestrial celestial body...
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July 22 - News
Move over, human first responders. Thanks to Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot, we're one step closer to responding to disasters with robots.
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July 22 - News
The last time General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) reported earnings, the news spooked investors enough to spark a 4% sell-off in GE stock.
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July 22 - News
With earnings season now in full swing, let's look at which of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's components are set to report earnings this week and what investors will probably...
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July 22 - News
Honeywell International Inc.
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July 22 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) shareholders, rejoice! After a major design review in early July, Boeing's KC-46 Tanker looks like it's not only on schedule, but actually ahead of...
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July 21 - News
The carbon-composite industry for air planes is worth $1 trillion.
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July 18 - News
With the recovery of major economies, airway load factors are booming and the aviation industry seems lucrative again.
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July 18 - News
Return on equity capital, or ROE, is one of the best metrics for evaluating how efficiently a company generates profits.
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July 18 - News
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) will release its quarterly report on Friday, as the company seeks to prove that the optimism that investors have shown in bidding shares...
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July 17 - News
Shares of aerospace juggernaut The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) have spent the last couple years flying high.
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July 17 - News
After placing a big bet on airlines' demand for fuel-sipping planes, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has had trouble executing on its vision.
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July 16 - News
One of the toughest things about investing into Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) is the volatility in the aluminum market.
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July 16 - News
Today is a bit of a lull in the middle of earnings season, and shares of major U.S. indexes are rising slightly before the earnings fireworks begin tonight. At 3:15 p.m.
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July 15 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is slightly higher following some mixed reports on the economy.
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July 15 - News
William The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), founder of the aerospace company that still bears his name, was not an aircraft buff from the beginning -- but he came pretty close.
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July 15 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)'s Dreamliner nightmare continues.
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July 15 - News
