Shares of some top aerospace companies were mixed at the close of trading: Boeing rose $.25 or .2 percent, to $117.75. Lockheed Martin Corp. fell $.05 or percent, to $127.50. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose ...

Lockheed Martin Sweetens Payout For Shareholders

With the U.S. government officially shut down, investors need to focus on the bigger fish that seek to gobble up their portfolios — debt ceiling volatility, the December Fed meeting, and possible additional ...

Dover has filed an initial Form 10 regarding its spin-off certain part of its communication technologies businesses.

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American Woodmark ( AMWD ) has been on an impressive run over the last couple of years. The company manufactures and distributes kitchen cabinets and vanities, and so it's heavily tied to the real estate ...

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KB Home and Lennar gave us a preview of homebuilder earnings Last week, Lennar (LEN) and KB Home (KBH) reported third quarter earnings. They’re on a November fiscal year, so…

Actuant misses the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings as well as revenues in fiscal fourth quarter of 2013.

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Robert C. Arzbaecher Thank you, Karen, and thanks to all for joining us on our fourth quarter earnings call. It's been a busy and exciting quarter here at Actuant. To start with, our sales and earnings ...

Shares of some top machinery companies are up at 1 p.m.: Caterpillar rose $.56 or .7 percent, to $83.96. Deere & Co. rose $.85 or 1.0 percent, to $82.24. Manitowoc rose $.31 or 1.6 percent, to $19.87. ...

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $1.20 or 1.7 percent, to $72.16. Foster Wheeler rose $.44 or 1.7 percent, to $26.78. Quanta Services Inc. rose $.49 or 1.8 percent, ...

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $.03 or percent, to $117.53. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose $.23 or .2 percent, to $127.78. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose $.71 or .7 percent, ...

On Sep 30, we reverted to a Neutral recommendation on Lennar as we believe that the recent spike in interest rates is slightly slowing down the housing recovery.

Caterpillar ( CAT ), the world's largest supplier of heavy machinery, is facing headwinds due to declining mining activity across the world. Although, Caterpillar is in worse condition but it doesn't mean ...

U.S. securities regulators issued a proposal requiring private venues including dark pools to release more data, including weekly volume reports and disclosures on how much trading of each stock they handle....

As the US federal government furloughs an overwhelming number of employees, the websites they manage are going dark as well. The FTC, USDA, NASA, Library of Congress, and other agency sites have been turned off completely, and others are being updated periodically or not at all. With all non-essential personnel off duty, …

Caterpillar ( CAT ) is down 17% since reaching a 1-year high in February 2013. In July, the world's largest manufacturer of mining and construction machinery reported a disappointing Q2 2013 EPS of $1.45 ...

Trade-Ideas LLC identified MRC Global (MRC) as a "barbarian at the gate" (strong stocks crossing above resistance with today's range greater than 200%) candidate

Jim Cramer believes JPMorgan's legal troubles are holding back the group and doesn't think investors should commit fresh money to financials.

Gigabit internet service will soon be a reality in Austin, Texas. AT&T says that its "GigaPower" U-verse service will go live for "tens of thousands" of customers this December, though, despite the name, it won't launch with gigabit speeds. Instead, AT&T says its first customers will get (still speedy) 300mbps download …

Raytheon won a $243.5 million contract from the Pentagon to build 89 new Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I All Up Rounds for the U.S. Navy.

Trade-Ideas LLC identified Emerson Electric (EMR) as a "water-logged and getting wetter" (weak stocks crossing below support with today's range greater than 200%) candidate

Every week, I look at the list of weekly dividend increases, in order to uncover hidden opportunities. I also use it in order to review the dividend performance of the companies in my portfolio. In this ...

Shares of some top machinery companies are up at 10 a.m.: Caterpillar rose $.10 or .1 percent, to $83.50. Deere & Co. rose $.12 or .1 percent, to $81.51. Manitowoc rose $.14 or .7 percent, to $19.70. Terex ...

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.27 or .2 percent, to $117.23. Lockheed Martin Corp. rose $.36 or .3 percent, to $127.91. Northrop Grumman Corp. rose $.03 or percent, ...

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The government shutdown will have an immediate impact on workers at the Pentagon. But for the defense contractors? No big deal right now.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - La actividad del sector manufacturero de Brasil se mantuvo en general estable durante septiembre, ya que la producción se recuperó de dos meses de declive, aunque el alza de los costos siguió lastrando al alicaído sector industrial del país, según datos de un sondeo clave publicados el martes. El índice …

COPENHAGUE (Reuters) - La fabricante de equipos mineros danesa FLSmidth & Co prevé que la disminución actual en la demanda continuará este año y el próximo, aunque a ritmo más lento, en tanto las compañías mineras del mundo frenan sus gastos. Las mineras lideradas por BHP Billiton y Rio Tinto están haciendo recortes de …

Italian technology company Eurotech has signed a deal to sell its U.S. aerospace and defence computer operation Parvus Corp to the Curtiss-Wright group for $38 million. The sale of Parvus, which specialises ...

A large trade is looking for a big move up or down by homebuilder PulteGroup in the next seven months. optionMONSTER systems show that 4,000 April 14 puts traded for $0.98 yesterday. This is clearly a ...

J.J. Abrams is proud of the last two Star Trek films, Super 8, or Mission: Impossible III — all of which he directed. However, he is sorry for the rampant lens flares streaking across the screen in each of those films. In an interview with Crave Online, the man who will helm Star Wars: Episode VII confessed that there were …

FLIR announced that it received a contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to support its Patrol boats with Electro-Optics Systems program.

TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG) extended the expiration dates for the exchange offer that allows up to $500 million of new Senior Subordinated Notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933 to be ...

Despite sequestration, defense contractor stocks remain near all-time highs, reports CNBC's Jane Wells. FM trader Steve Grasso says Lockheed is his favorite, and Pete Najarian likes Boeing.

Ingersoll's wholly-owned subsidiary Allegion US Holding Company Inc recently completed the debt offering of $300 million worth of 5.75% senior notes.

The U.S. Department of Defense disbursed 113 separate contracts worth $10.92 billion with Northrop Grumman Corp. winning 10 contracts.

The Fiat spin-off, which began trading in New York and Milan today, is the world's second-largest seller of farm machinery, and a major player in the market for commercial trucks

Shares of defense contractors edged lower Monday as the federal government moved toward a shutdown that could affect payment and future orders to the companies. A partial shutdown will begin at midnight ...

L-3 Communications clinched several DoD contracts worth $163 million.

Boeing is facing more concerns with its 787 Dreamliner. However, the stock has been surging higher and is currently trading near all-time high prices.

Lockheed Martin Corp. won two major contracts, worth $7.8 billion, from the U.S. Department of defense for 71 more F-35 fighter jets.

AK Steel files trade cases on non-oriented electrical steel

Boeing Co.’s new, bigger 787 Dreamliner and other aircraft ready to be delivered to airline customers may face certification delays because of a looming U.S. government shutdown.

There may be a few less places to find an Amazon delivery locker after Staples and Radio Shack announced they were removing them from their stores, but Google's competing offering is now getting a boost with its biggest expansion to ...

The Boeing Company has received a total of four contracts, worth $195 million, from the U.S. Department of Defense on Sep 27, 2013.