Aerospace and Defense
Oil Prices Jump as Israel Carries Out ‘Precise Strike’ on Hamas in Qatar
The attack could raise concerns of the conflict spreading into the wider region.
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Planet Labs Stock Rose 48% After Earnings. Why It’s Falling Today.
Shares of the Earth imaging company soared Monday after Planet Labs reported a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss.
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Crypto Stock Market Gambles Are Paying Off. Why That Luck Won’t Last.
Echostar’s spectrum sale, StubHub revives IPO plans, Pfizer says new Covid shots are effective, and more news to start your day.
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Want to Own a Piece of SpaceX? EchoStar Just Might Be the Best Way In.
Echostar now has an ace up its sleeve: a big stake in Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
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Boeing Stock Rises. Why This Cautious Analyst Upgraded It to Buy.
Monday, Vertical Research Partners analyst Rob Stallard upgraded shares of Boeing to Buy from Hold. His price target went to $270 from $242.
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AppLovin, Robinhood, Broadcom, Tesla, EchoStar, Planet Labs, QuantumScape, and More Stock Market Movers
AppLovin and Robinhood trade sharply higher after it was announced the stocks would be joining the S&P 500 later this month.
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EchoStar Ramps Up Wireless War With $17 Billion Deal With SpaceX. The Stock Soars.
SpaceX will pay up to $8.5 billion in cash and up to $8.5 billion in stock in the transaction.
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Planet Labs Stock Surges 38%. Here’s Why.
The Earth imaging company posts better-than-expected revenue and a narrower-than-anticipated loss in its fiscal second quarter.
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Trump Gives Defense Department a New Name. Why It Matters.
The president believes the new name projects “strength and resolve.”
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Could Have a ‘Natural Monopoly’
MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett as the question recently: Is space-based broadband a good business?
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Airbus Stock Catches an Upgrade. That’s Good for Boeing, Too.
Rock-solid demand is behind the positive call.
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GE Aerospace Moves Toward Hybrid Electric Engines. The Stock Is Up.
The company unveiled a partnership and $300 million investment in Beta Technologies, a developer of electric aircraft and advanced electric propulsion systems.
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Joby Aviation Conducts Autonomous-Flight Test for Military. What the Stock Is Doing.
The company said its Superpilot technology, integrated into a Cessna aircraft, logged more than 40 hours of operations over the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii.
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Investors Have to Be Ready for State Capitalism. What Areas to Watch.
Jefferies has a list of companies and industries that could see investment interest from the federal government.
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Firefly’s Initial Wall Street Ratings Highlight Hope, and Uncertainty
Analysts are weighing in on the space-technology start-up following its August IPO.
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Air Lease Is Going Private. Why Boeing Stock Is Up.
The deal amounts to a modest vote of confidence in the aviation industry.
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Boeing Director Makes First Stock Purchase
Mortimer Buckley purchased 2,200 shares of common stock, according to an SEC filing.
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Boeing CEO Has Revived the Stock in His First Year. There’s More Work to Do.
JPMorgan analyst Seth Seifman recently met with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg.
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Why Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Still Likes Japan
Berkshire’s move comes as Japan’s Nikkei stock index records gains of more than 10% over the past three months.
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Nvidia Points to a China Crisis. That’s a Big Problem for Stock Markets, the Economy.
Trump’s Fed pick defends tariffs, nuclear plants refire to boost power production, brands cash in on Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement, and more news to start your day.
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Most Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Poor Performers. The U.S. May Still Get One.
With the exceptions of Norway and Singapore, many sovereign funds are mediocre investors, and poor venture capitalists, studies find.
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Boeing Stock Has Been Strong. One Risk to Consider.
Analysts warn Boeing investors of a September swoon.
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Intel Is Different From Lockheed. The Case Against U.S. Government Investment in Defense.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comment about taking stakes in U.S. defense contractors has left Wall Street confused.
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The Russian Threat the West Can’t Ignore
Russia’s cyber-offensives aren’t going anywhere, Justin Sherman writes in a guest commentary.
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SpaceX Notches Win in Tenth Starship Test as Elon Musk Eyes Mars
The huge rocket deployed satellites while in orbit. That’s a first for the company’s newest launch system.
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