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Raytheon, an RTX Corp. (NYSE:RTX) business, was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to supply Germany with additional Patriot air and missile defense systems. The company did not specify the number of missiles that are included in the contract. The deal is said to provide the...

While the U.S. continues pursuing a free trade agreement with India, stronger political and economic relations between the two countries have been demonstrated through the recently proposed export of U.S.-made air defense weapons systems to the Indian military. In a recent letter to Congress, the...

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included the e-commerce leader, iPhone maker and an entertainment giant. Bearish calls last week included a top automaker, pot stocks and online brokers. The turbulent third quarter ended this...

This weekend's Barron's cover story examines the race to zero trading commissions. Other featured articles discuss how to play a complicated merger and why Chinese stocks are lagging. Also, the prospects for a chipmaker, a music streamer, shippers, pot stocks and more. "Who Will Win...

Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. M&A candidates were among both the bullish and bearish calls last week. Top software stocks also saw both bullish and bearish calls. The big U.S. indexes ended the past week down marginally as investors...

There is serious disagreement among defense experts about whether the United States has the tech to knock a North Korean missile out of the sky before it brings hellfire down on a friendly target. The head of the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency, Air Force Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, told a...

The defense industry is revamping military drones in a race to capture a target-rich new market: the police helicopter, a patrol mainstay of thousands of cop shops worldwide. The Federal Aviation Administration is already working with defense contractors to develop rules governing drones that would...

Two merging chemical giants are expected to report their earnings this week. Consensus Wall Street forecasts see very different results from each of them. Both have handily topped earnings estimates in recent quarters. We are in the heart of the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season. Among the...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's examines where to go and not go for yield in 2017. It's Barron's fifth annual assessment of income-producing investments in 10 sectors. Other featured articles offer Barron's latest picks and pans, as well as experts on...

The defense sector has managed to influence members of Congress this year by spending nearly $62 million on lobbying activities. While not the biggest contributor to politicians from the business world, here are five companies that have spent the most during the 2013-2014 cycle. Lockheed...

As the Israeli - Palestinian conflict continues with little sign of slowing, the impact on defense contractors has been noted on Wall Street. Here are four companies with heavy involvement in the Middle East worth watching: 1. Lockheed Martin Topping Jim Cramer’s The Street ratings of...

The F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, also known as Joint Strike Fighter, was a no-show at the recent Farnsborough International Airshow. Supporters were disappointed, but other saw yet more evidence that the troubled program is nothing but a boondoggle. The latest problems stemmed from the...

This weekend in Barron's online: why it is time to buy Home Depot, the 100 best financial advisors in the United States, as well as the prospects for Raytheon, Sarepta, ClubCorp and more. Cover Story "Sunny Skies Over Home Depot" by Avi Salzman. As the housing market revives, shares of Home...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...