NEW YORK-- Shares in companies that do defense contracting work rose across the board Friday on the heels of a huge stock buyback program announced by Northrop Grumman, sending it and others to all-time highs. Shares of General Dynamics are up 22 percent over the past year, Lockheed Martin is up 28 percent, and Raytheon is up 33 percent.
*Wells Fargo stake grows to nearly $17 billion. May 15- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge& Iron Co and said it has added to its largest equity holding, Wells Fargo& Co..
*Non-euro-zone FTSE next in line to follow suit. LONDON, May 7- Germany's top stock index hit a record high on Tuesday, the first major European market to top peaks hit before the financial crisis hammered share values.
*Democrats worry as fall enrollment period draws near* Potential repercussions for Congress, Obama presidency* Frustration over lack of details on public outreach By David Morgan. WASHINGTON, May 5- Healthcare reform should be the signature Democratic achievement of President Barack Obama's presidency.
*Potential repercussions for Congress, Obama presidency. WASHINGTON, May 5- Healthcare reform should be the signature Democratic achievement of President Barack Obama's presidency.
*Potential repercussions for Congress, Obama presidency. WASHINGTON, May 5- Healthcare reform should be the signature Democratic achievement of President Barack Obama's presidency.
*Potential repercussions for Congress, Obama presidency. WASHINGTON, May 5- Healthcare reform should be the signature Democratic achievement of President Barack Obama's presidency.
GREECE KICKS OFF PRIVATISATIONS WITH $860 MLN OPAP SALE. Greece has secured the first of the privatisation deals required under its international bailout, with the sale of its 33 percent stake in betting firm OPAP. Greece's third-biggest lender, Alpha Bank.
WASHINGTON, April 30- Executives at U.S. weapons makers on Tuesday said their meeting on Monday with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was a "positive continuation" of a dialogue begun by his predecessor, Leon Panetta.
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.
ATHENS, April 30- Here are news stories, press reports and events, which may affect Greek financial markets on Tuesday:. Greece's largest lender National Bank.
GREECE PASSES REFORM LAW TO UNLOCK MORE EU/IMF RESCUE LOANS. Greek lawmakers on Sunday approved a reform law to unlock about 8.8 billion euros of rescue loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. EURO ZONE SET TO APPROVE 2.8 BLN EUROS FOR GREECE ON MONDAY.
*Germany goes from risky to in line with the market. LONDON, April 26- The five-year-old financial crisis has made Europe's riskier stocks more volatile and shares perceived as safer even more stable, opening up opportunities for investors at either end of the scale.
Greece's largest lender National Bank. GREECE GIVES OPAP SUITOR MORE TIME TO RAISE OFFER. Greece gave the sole bidder for gambling monopoly OPAP.
April 25- General Dynamics Corp:. *Bernstein raises target price to $78 from $73; rating market-perform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
Greece has given Greek-Czech fund Emma Delta until Thursday to raise a 622 million euro offer for a controlling stake in the country's betting monopoly OPAP. The sale of OPAP, Greece's most profitable company, is considered a test case for its ambitious privatisation programme as part of its EU/IMF bailout. Greece's largest lender National Bank.
*Boeing: RBC raises price target to $102 from $94; rating outperform. *Northrop Grumman: RBC raises price target to $73 from $66; rating. *General Dynamics Corp: RBC raises price target to $81 from $77;.