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NASA CLPS 2: SpaceX, Blue Origin Win $10B Moon Deal
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
2d ago5 min read

NASA CLPS 2: SpaceX, Blue Origin Win $10B Moon Deal

NASA's CLPS 2 contract gives eight firms, including SpaceX, access to up to $10 billion in moon base deliveries over 10 years; SpaceX shares rose about 5.6%.

Lockheed Martin (LMT) Falls 7% as Defense Stocks Sell Off
Markets
MAJOR
Nov 56 min read

Lockheed Martin (LMT) Falls 7% as Defense Stocks Sell Off

Defense stocks sold off after Democrats swept Congress, with Lockheed Martin down about 7% and Kratos off 8-12% on fears of a tighter 2027 Pentagon budget.

Lockheed Martin Q3 2026: Stock Jumps 9% on Record Backlog
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 265 min read

Lockheed Martin Q3 2026: Stock Jumps 9% on Record Backlog

Lockheed Martin (LMT) beat third-quarter estimates, reached a record $292 billion backlog and raised its 2026 outlook, sending shares up about 9% and lifting defense peers.

Lockheed Martin Q3 2026: Stock Jumps on $292B Backlog
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 225 min read

Lockheed Martin Q3 2026: Stock Jumps on $292B Backlog

Lockheed Martin (LMT) beat third-quarter 2026 estimates with $7.97 EPS on $20.7B revenue and raised its full-year outlook. A record $292B backlog, built on missile demand, supports the guidance.

Northrop Grumman Q3 2026: Shares Jump on $110B Backlog
Business & Earnings
NOTABLE
Oct 205 min read

Northrop Grumman Q3 2026: Shares Jump on $110B Backlog

Northrop Grumman shares rose about 7% after a Q3 2026 profit beat, a raised EPS outlook of $29.35-$29.75 and a record $110 billion backlog. B-21 drove growth.

Boeing Wins $20B Navy F/A-XX Fighter; Northrop Falls 3.5%
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Oct 15 min read

Boeing Wins $20B Navy F/A-XX Fighter; Northrop Falls 3.5%

Boeing won a Navy contract worth more than $20 billion to build the F/A-XX stealth fighter, lifting its shares about 2% as Northrop Grumman fell 3.5%.

Stock Market Today: Election Polls Drive Healthcare Surge
Markets
MAJOR
Sep 186 min read

Stock Market Today: Election Polls Drive Healthcare Surge

Democratic polling gains trigger a sector shift into healthcare and utilities while defense and energy sell off on a volatile triple-witching Friday.

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Brent to $100
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Sep 186 min read

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Brent to $100

US forces struck three Iranian tankers overnight as Iran fired a ballistic missile at American warships, collapsing 95% of strait traffic and driving Brent crude to $100 in the worst oil supply…

Defense Stocks Surge on Iran Campaign
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Sep 157 min read

Defense Stocks Surge on Iran Campaign

RTX, NOC, and LMT surged as Iran campaign combat deployments spotlight hardware demand with US defense spending on track to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2027.

U.S.-Iran Gulf War Sends Brent Crude Near $108
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Sep 116 min read

U.S.-Iran Gulf War Sends Brent Crude Near $108

U.S. and Iranian forces are exchanging direct missile strikes in the Persian Gulf, threatening Strait of Hormuz transit and pushing Brent crude near $108 as a second oil-shock front opens in the…

Defense Stocks Surge as Iran Strikes U.S. Bases
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Sep 16 min read

Defense Stocks Surge as Iran Strikes U.S. Bases

Iran's retaliatory ballistic-missile strikes on U.S. installations in Jordan and the UAE sent LMT, RTX, NOC, and LHX each 3-5% higher Monday, accelerating Pentagon missile-defense procurement urgency.

Iran Missiles Target U.S. Bases in Jordan, UAE
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 317 min read

Iran Missiles Target U.S. Bases in Jordan, UAE

Iran's IRGC strikes U.S. military facilities in Jordan and the UAE with ballistic missiles and drones, marking the sharpest direct U.S.-Iran confrontation in seven months as crude oil prices surge…

Senate Again Blocks Iran War Powers Limit
Geopolitics
Aug 18 min read

Senate Again Blocks Iran War Powers Limit

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted down a war powers resolution that would have constrained President Trump's military authority over Iran, as the six-month-old conflict shows no signs of diplomatic…

Geopolitics
Jul 267 min read

US Middle East War Costs 2026 Hit Fiscal Health Hard

A 108-day military campaign against Iran has added more than $113 billion to a US balance sheet already groaning under a $39 trillion national debt, forcing painful trade-offs between war-fighting…

US Strikes Iran for 12th Night as Red Sea War Expands
Geopolitics
Jul 237 min read

US Strikes Iran for 12th Night as Red Sea War Expands

US Central Command completed a twelfth consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets on July 22, 2026, as the conflict spread to Red Sea shipping lanes and Strait of Hormuz transit…

US-Iran War Kills 2 Troops, Shatters Peace Deal
Geopolitics
Jul 197 min read

US-Iran War Kills 2 Troops, Shatters Peace Deal

An Iranian ballistic missile and drone barrage on a Jordan air base kills two American service members and collapses the June 17 peace accord, pushing the five-month conflict into its most…

Bandar Khamir Bridge Strike Severs Iran's Hormuz Lifeline
Geopolitics
Jul 187 min read

Bandar Khamir Bridge Strike Severs Iran's Hormuz Lifeline

U.S. forces destroyed highway and rail bridges at Bandar Khamir in a seventh consecutive night of Iran infrastructure strikes, physically cutting Bandar Abbas from its overland supply routes to…

Iran Under Fire: US Launches Fourth Night of Strikes, Trump Eyes Power Plants
Geopolitics
Jul 157 min read

Iran Under Fire: US Launches Fourth Night of Strikes, Trump Eyes Power Plants

The United States conducted its fourth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran on July 14–15, 2026, while reinstating a naval blockade and threatening to target the country's civilian power…

US Claims 9,000 Iran Targets Hit Over Weekend
Geopolitics
Jul 137 min read

US Claims 9,000 Iran Targets Hit Over Weekend

American air and naval forces struck approximately 9,000 Iranian military targets over the weekend in the latest escalation of the 2026 Middle East war, pushing Brent crude back toward $108 a…

US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Gulf Strikes Widen
Geopolitics
Jul 136 min read

US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Gulf Strikes Widen

The US-Iran ceasefire has collapsed as Washington and Tehran trade Middle East missile strikes across Gulf states, driving Brent crude back toward $80.

US-Iran Military Pause Revives Islamabad Talks After Week of Intense Strikes
Geopolitics
Jul 117 min read

US-Iran Military Pause Revives Islamabad Talks After Week of Intense Strikes

Washington and Tehran have stepped back from active hostilities, with mediators in Islamabad and Doha racing to convert a fragile operational pause into a durable Middle East truce before the…

US F-22 Deployment: Deterring Iran After Strikes
Geopolitics
Jul 117 min read

US F-22 Deployment: Deterring Iran After Strikes

The United States Air Force has repositioned F-22 Raptor stealth fighters across the Middle East as renewed Iranian attacks on Strait of Hormuz shipping and U.S. bases threaten to collapse a…

Iran Strikes Qatar Satellite Site as Ceasefire Collapses
Geopolitics
Jul 97 min read

Iran Strikes Qatar Satellite Site as Ceasefire Collapses

Iran targeted a U.S. satellite communications antenna in Qatar with drone strikes on July 9, intensifying the Middle East war after President Trump declared the April ceasefire "over" and U.S.…

Defense Stocks Surge on AI and Autonomous Weapons Boom
Markets
Jul 97 min read

Defense Stocks Surge on AI and Autonomous Weapons Boom

Defense stocks and the ITA ETF rally on the Pentagon's $54.6 billion autonomous weapons request as global military spending hits a record $2.9 trillion.

Taiwan Hardens Defenses as China Pressure Mounts in 2026
Geopolitics
Jul 97 min read

Taiwan Hardens Defenses as China Pressure Mounts in 2026

Taiwan has approved a landmark NT$780 billion arms budget and deployed first-of-kind suicide drones as Beijing's military incursions hit record frequency, reshaping Indo-Pacific security calculations.

Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over' After U.S. Strikes
Geopolitics
Jul 86 min read

Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire 'Over' After U.S. Strikes

President Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire finished in Ankara after American forces struck more than 80 Iranian targets following Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks.

NATO Ankara Summit: Trump Arrives, Billions in Arms Deals
Geopolitics
Jul 78 min read

NATO Ankara Summit: Trump Arrives, Billions in Arms Deals

NATO allies unveiled tens of billions in fresh military contracts as U.S. President Trump arrived in Ankara for the 36th NATO summit, with F-35 sales to Turkey and the 5% spending deadline…

Industrials Surge 2.5% on Defense and Infrastructure Bets
Markets
Jun 307 min read

Industrials Surge 2.5% on Defense and Infrastructure Bets

The industrials sector rally gained momentum as defense spending 2026 commitments and infrastructure stocks fueled a decisive sector rotation away from technology.

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Plunge June 23, 2026
Markets
Jun 237 min read

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Plunge June 23, 2026

U.S.

Cendry Capital Aerospace Defense Platform Anchored by VAERO
Business & Earnings
Jun 187 min read

Cendry Capital Aerospace Defense Platform Anchored by VAERO

Cendry Capital launches an aerospace and defense M&A platform anchored by VAERO, a rotorcraft components manufacturer with a 50-year U.S. defense supply chain pedigree spanning three manufacturing…