2017 was a great year for defense stocks, some of them rising as much as 30% by the end of December.
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February 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Capital Goods stocks have experienced a great November after Donald Trump’s victory sparked a rally in the entire sector.
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December 3 - Hedge Funds, News
Mario Gabelli, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Gamco Investors, recently talked about some of his holdings such as Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE) in a recent interview on CNBC.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Despite crude futures dipping below $44 per barrel, all three indexes are in the green today, largely on the back of solid earnings reports.
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July 22 - Market Movers, News
In a time when other industries are grappling with an uncertain economic environment and rising interest rates, the aerospace sector has been performing rather well.
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June 2 - Hedge Funds, News
The S&P 500 and Dow indexes are up slightly on Wednesday, while the NASDAQ is down by about 0.3%. However, some of the largest decliners of the day are trading on the NYSE.
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January 27 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News
According to Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)'s press release, the Scorpion is a joint effort between the Rhode Island-based company and AirLand Enterprises.
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September 17 - News
Investors may want to invest in liquor or golf equipment or kitchen and bathroom fixtures, but few wish to invest in all three using a single company.
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September 17 - News
As of March, four companies, and teams of companies, had submitted proposals to the Army to build a new "Future Vertical Lift," or FVL, aircraft to replace the hodgepodge of Kiowa...
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September 16 - News
Last week, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) received official confirmation from the Pentagon that it's won the contract to supply 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Republic...
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September 3 - News
In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are viewed as useless, outdated financial tools of a forgotten age.
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August 27 - News
Now, according to many of your peers, hedge funds are seen as bloated, outdated investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News
In the financial world, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to track stocks. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 25 - 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 25 - News
On Tuesday, defense and aerospace conglomerate Textron Inc.
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August 22 - 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
"Those who can't, do research," goes the adage, a twist on George Bernard Shaw's famous quip on the failures of academia. The partners at AQR Capital Management beg to differ.
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August 8 - Hedge Funds
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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August 5 - News
With the aid of the CAPS Community Stock Screener, I narrowed down a list of 40 aerospace/defense companies to just five top-performing entities with healthy balance sheets.
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August 5 - 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 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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July 29 - News
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) earnings came out Wednesday, and as you can probably tell from the "green" ticker, investors received them warmly.
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July 18 - News
Earnings season is on a go and the market has established different expectations for different companies.
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July 16 - News
The market has made its feelings clear. It wants to break up.
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July 8 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 6 - News
In the real-money portfolio I run for The Motley Fool, I've let cash build up to where it's pushing 20% of the portfolio's value.
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June 27 - News
If you ask devoted The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) shareholders why they own it, they'll tell you there are about 787 good reasons to buy Boeing stock today -- and maybe more.
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June 24 - News
The U.S. is the world's largest aerospace and defense market. But recently, there was a cut in the military budget from $531 billion last year to $525 billion this year.
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June 17 - News
It's not that we don't appreciate the thought that you put into picking out all those ties.
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June 17 - News
By 2015, it is expected that the Federal Aviation Administration will begin to allow commercial unmanned flying vehicles, commonly know as drones, to operate within the U.S.
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June 14 - News
The budget problems surrounding the United States have had an impact on aerospace and defense stocks.
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June 10 - News
We have all seen it. Firefighters risking their lives fighting a wild fire somewhere out west.
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June 6 - News
Is AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE:AER) the right pick for your portfolio? The smart money is in a pessimistic mood.
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June 3 - News
If you'd ask most traders, hedge funds are assumed to be slow, old financial tools of years past.
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May 30 - News
An A&W root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 1927.
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May 20 - News
China is confident enough after having worked on one aircraft carrier to signal that it intends to ramp up production with bigger and better versions.
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May 10 - News
While I may not be convinced of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)'s superiority in the realm of robotics, I have to admit the defense giant deserves a small round of applause...
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April 26 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), one of the world's largest companies by both sales and market cap, and economic bellwether for ...
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April 21 - News
In stark contrast to industrial and aerospace rivals General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) and Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), both of which disappointed investors pretty badly last week...
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April 21 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD), Raytheon Company (NYSE...
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April 19 - News
Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS) – Call options changing hands on global financial services firm, Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), this morning look for shares in the name...
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April 17 - News
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was in 21 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
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April 8 - News
Great news, America! Dennis Rodman met North Korea's Communist dictator, Kim Jong-un and said, "He's a really good guy." Well, that's a relief.
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March 11 - News
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), the Dow 30 industrial giant, is setting out for what should be a year of solid profit gains resulting in earnings in the vicinity of...
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February 20 - News
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) recently reported its preliminary financial results based on which we provide a unique peer-based analysis of the company.
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October 19 - Stock Analysis