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Emerald Wealth Partners, an independent asset and wealth management firm based in Zurich, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the “Focused Equity Strategy.” A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Strategy reported a 0.8% gross return for the second quarter of 2026. Equity markets rallied after the first quarter’s Iran shock faded and […]

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According to a Reuters report, Lockheed Martin is in talks with NioCorp Developments to secure scandium, and Teck Resources and 5N Plus for germanium.

Lockheed Martin just delivered a blowout quarter with a record-breaking backlog, yet the stock sits near a six-month low while one Wall Street analyst sees nearly 30% upside. The real question is whether a single ugly quarter buried a defense giant or exposed something deeper.

Monday's approval was already telegraphed, the rare double upgrade beside it was not, and the finished flight test frees engineering capacity for a different program entirely.

Greenskeeper Asset Management, an independent firm that specializes in disciplined value investing, recently released its Q2 2026 scorecard. A copy is available to download here. After a slow start to the year, the Fund gained 10.9% in the quarter, lifting its year-to-date return to 1.9%. The rebound came as markets showed signs of rotating away from momentum […]

The DOD tapped Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman to accelerate Patriot, THAAD production. Anduril looks to build unmanned boats.

Boeing is delivering airplanes at a pace it has not managed in years, and almost none of the profit those airplanes will carry has shown up yet.

Recent declines have left several stocks looking attractive, according to Wall Street. But one large defense contractor looks better than the others right now.

Investing.com -- The U.S. and its allies conducted their largest Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise to date, demonstrating deepening military cooperation amid concerns about China and North Korea, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Investing.com -- President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to launch a fresh attack against Iran that could begin as soon as this weekend and continue for several days, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing American officials.

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and L3Harris are leaders in supplying U.S. missile defense systems.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions recently completed its US$50,000,000 Indiana Payload Integration Facility for hypersonic systems ahead of schedule and delivered validated advanced turbomachinery supporting Lockheed Martin’s ramjet propulsion program. Together, the new hypersonics hub and proven propulsion hardware highlight Kratos’ growing role in enabling faster development and testing of next-generation U.S. weapons systems. Next, we’ll examine how the new Indiana hypersonic facility...

Lockheed Martin’s second quarter performance was shaped by a sharp acceleration in munitions demand and broad-based program execution across its segments. Management cited the company’s advanced manufacturing investments and proactive scaling of capacity as major factors in the quarter’s performance. CEO James Taiclet emphasized, “These achievements stem from robust customer demand, enabled by strategic decisions we made well before this demand materialized,” highlighting the early investments i

Its five-year correlation and its return gap say most of this has been the company's own story, and the capture readings say you will feel every market swing along the way.

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Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC)’s leadership in military aviation received another boost after the U.S. Navy awarded the company a $1.2 billion contract. The award reinforces the company’s growing backlog and highlights why rising global defense spending continues to strengthen its long-term investment case. The $1.2 billion contract is for the production and support of three E-2D Advanced […]

RTX's headline numbers looked great, but the real story on its earnings call was about a coming slowdown and a tough choice in its engine business.

BA's Q2 revenues beat estimates and backlog hits a record $715.3 billion, but a wider-than-expected adjusted loss tempered the stronger sales performance.

TXT tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as Bell and Systems growth offsets mixed Aviation deliveries, while reaffirming full-year guidance.

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Lockheed (LMT). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

<body><p>STORY: From Tesla feeling the strain to Lockheed Martin's new drone fighter... This is Tech Weekly.</p><p>:: Tech Weekly</p><p>Tesla missed analyst profit forecasts for the second quarter.</p><p>And Elon Musk's EV giant also reported negative free cash flow for the first time in more than two years.</p><p>It comes with Tesla accelerating its spend on infrastructure for its AI and robotics ambitions.</p><p>The automaker beat expectations with revenue of $28.2 billion.</p><p>But adjusted profit in the quarter was 33 cents per share, lower than analysts' expectation of 51 cents per share</p><p>Scientists from a U.S.-funded facility have prepared to launch the first outdoor tests of genetically modified screwworm flies, called Novofly.</p><p>It's part of efforts to develop a more effective weapon against the flesh-easting parasite, which has spread through Central America and into the U.S.</p><p>Alex Arp is a USDA research geneticist.</p><p>"Where instead of using pesticides to kill insects, we sterilize the insects, release a ton of them out into the environment, and those sterile matings result in no offspring. So, it's essentially birth control for insects. So, it's species-specific and it's pesticide-free insect control."</p><p>Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus said he's committed to building on the company's momentum in the entertainment business.</p><p>Ternus was speaking alongside current CEO Tim Cook at the LA premiere of Apple TV show 'Ted Lasso'.</p><p>"Yeah, I think we have such tremendous momentum right now at Apple TV. There are so many amazing shows, so many amazing characters and stories and so we're just going to keep building on that momentum."</p><p>Ternus is due to take charge at the iPhone maker in September.</p><p>And Lockheed Martin unveiled a counter-drone system at the Farnborough Airshow.</p><p>Lockheed said the reusable airborne device uses high-power microwave energy to disable groups of small unmanned aircraft.</p><p>The system is called MORFIUS X-Rotor and designed to fly towards hostile drones and bring them down with microwave pulses rather than destroy them with an explosive warhead.</p><p>It comes with Western militaries developing cheaper ways to defend troops and bases against drone swarms.</p></body>

The jet-engine giant's stock is flying at a premium to its peers, but its performance on the ground tells a more complicated story.

Ford wants to sell trucks to the U.S. Army. The news is just the latest example of Ford and GM trying to morph beyond cars.

Domestic magnet capacity may remain far below demand as Trump's January 2027 purchasing deadline approaches.

Ford wants to sell trucks to the U.S. Army. The news is just the latest example of Ford and GM trying to morph beyond cars.

Remember the 1980s? Concorde ruled the skies, British Airways still flew Lockheed TriStars and Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were in their infancy.

Remember the 1980s? Concorde ruled the skies, British Airways still flew Lockheed TriStars and Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were in their infancy.

Lockheed Martin is advancing new weapons platforms before formal Pentagon contracts, emphasizing rapid prototyping and faster testing cycles. The company is expanding international production, investing in new factories and automation to support expected demand from the U.S. and allied defense customers. Recent efforts include moving quickly on the Sanctum counter-drone system and executing on a $35b THAAD interceptor production contract. Lockheed Martin, trading on the NYSE under ticker...