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By David Davenport , Unit Trust Equity Analyst Government contracts and a focus on innovation may be attractive in an uncertain geopolitical environment With a $750 billion national defense budget proposal for 2020, 1 the US Defense Department is the primary customer for US defense com...
Would-be merger partners United Technologies ( UTX -3.9% ) and Raytheon ( RTN -4.9% ) lead industrial as well as defense and aerospace names lower a day after Pres. Trump gave mixed signals on whether he believed the deal between the companies should go forward. More news on: United ...
“In summer, the song sings itself” --The Botticellian Trees, William Carlos Williams, 1931 The summer is getting off to a disharmonious start in 2019. Following a relentless +26% rally from Christmas Eve through the end of April, the S&P 500 Index turned cold in May...
The Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF ( PPA ) is a bit on the pricey side as far as expenses but it tracks a unique index and is worth a look for investors interested in the space. Investors have numerous options when looking aerospace and defense sector ETFs. There are three major aerospace...
Trust is a key component in the Aerospace Industry, but we also look at key components of the iShares Dow Jones US Aerospace & Defense Index ( ITA ). Boeing ( BA ) has been in the news a lot in recent months with the grounding of its 737 Max jets following safety concerns after the crash...
The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF ( ITA ) provides access to U.S. companies with military and defense manufacturing operations. The fund is set up to track this specific sector with 34 different holdings and assets of $5.1 billion. With a YTD performance of 15.7 percent, ITA has bul...
According to revised figures, things were really looking up for US industry. For the month of April 2018, the Federal Reserve's Diffusion Index (3-month) for Industrial Production hit 68.2. Like a lot of other sentiment indicators, this was the highest in so long it had to be something. For th...
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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (NYSE:SPR), a primary supplier of jet fuselages, is reducing its workforce by 400 to 450 employees at its...
The U.S. Justice Department has accused Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) of violating a 2021 settlement agreement concerning the company's invol...
Boeing Inc. (NYSE:BA) reported a decrease in April commercial airplane deliveries amid ongoing efforts to enhance production of its 737 MAX. Boeing...