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After Wall Street managed to eke out small gains Wednesday, a similar session appears ahead today, with U.S. stock futures modestly higher.

Jim Cramer breaks down the week in earnings reports, gets an update on CSX's precision railroading strategy with CEO Jim Foote, gets a read on the digital transformation story with ServiceNow and makes recommendations in chipmakers and medtech.

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Ukraine's president brought up the missiles in the July 25 phone call with President Donald Trump that led Democrats to kick off an impeachment inquiry.

Hypersonic weapons travel more than five times the speed of sound and can evade traditional missile defense systems. It's no wonder why Russia, China and the United States all want them as part of their military arsenals.

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"The United States military, with our interagency team, is working with our partners to address this unprecedented attack," Esper tweeted.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.

Shares of defense companies rise after the United States military is put on alert by President Trump.

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Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

Following comments by President Trump on China trade, U.S. stock futures erase early sharp losses and now indicate a strong Wall Street open.

The United States does not have a defense against hypersonic weapons, which can travel at least five times the speed of sound, or a little more than a mile per second.

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Stocks are spiraling as the U.S. and China turn the screws even tighter in their trade conflict. There are corners of the market that offer safety, though, according to one investor.

Under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Turkey faces economic sanctions for buying the Kremlin's missile system.