Lockheed Martin said that first-quarter profit rose a greater-than expected 17% as the world's largest defense contractor posted higher sales of information systems for government customers and had a number of one-time gains.Northrop Grumman's earnings rose less than predicted as strike costs cut into the bottom line.
Next week, defense dynamos such as Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD) and Lookheed Martin (LMT) are all reporting earnings. Has the additional war spending already been priced into these stocks, or is there room for them to soar?
The Coast Guard is removing Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman from their management role over a troubled $24 billion modernization program and may rebid contracts for any incomplete projects.
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The aerospace firm was awarded a $400 million contract for F-16 aircraft sales to several foreign countries and also won a $248 million contract to support the F-22 weapon system, the Pentagon said on Friday.
The bloodletting continued today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged another 120 points. When all was said and done, the blue-chip meausure lost more than 4% on the week. The scary part is that no one is exactly sure why. In such an uncertain and potentially treacherous environment, what's your next move?
The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Monday sustained a protest filed by Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies, against a $15 billion helicopter contract awarded to Boeing last year.
Cramer continues his list of the top 10 potential anti-competitive deals coming before 2008.
Wall Street is undecided so far on where it will start the day though early earnings news and housing data could help set the tone. For now, eBay's strong profits and big stock move is a bright spot lifting the Nasdaq, which bounced higher on a tech rebound yesterday. The Dow, fresh off its 26th high since October, is flattish.
Defense company Lockheed Martin cruised past quarterly profit and sales targets, and the company also boosted its profit forecast for the current year.
The company, which makes Abrams tanks and Stryker combat vehicles for the U.S. Army as well as Gulfstream jets, reported net profit of $408 million, or $1 a share, compared with $406 million, or $1 a share, a year earlier.
High-tech military contractor Lockheed Martin and aircraft manufacturer Boeing say they plan to work together to advance the nation's air traffic control system.
Stocks ended sharply lower after a day long selling spree, sparked by worries corporate earnings growth is showing signs of weakening.
The run is done, at least for several stocks according to Merrill Lynch. As Dylan Ratigan first told you on “Closing Bell,” Savita Subramanian, Quantitative Strategist at Merrill Lynch, has made a list of companies due for a pullback. You can’t afford not to click.
The U.S. government spent some $30 billion on the defense in 2006--and that helped make stocks in the sector quite valuable to investors. As we look into 2007, the question about how defense stocks will do this year was a topic on "Morning Call" (we had viewer email submissions). The question may be even more important as the Democrats take control of Congress.
The F-35's safe first flight is an important step toward full production of the $276.5 billion fighter project, which Lockheed Martin is developing.
Lockheed Martin shares hit an all-time high on reports of new aircraft orders from the U.S. Air Force.
The Fast Money traders share their final trades of the day.
Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:50 PM ETScott London spoke to CNBC's Jane Wells about the KPMG insider trading scheme and how much he made in kickbacks. London says "nothing like this has ever happened before."
Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 1:31 PM ET7-Eleven franchisees are charged with identity theft and money laundering, reports CNBC's Andrea Day. The 7-Eleven owners created a "modern-day plantation system" according to the U.S. Attorney.