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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
War Stocks	If you still haven't put any defense and aerospace stocks in your portfolio, you should seriously consider doing so before October. There are plenty of these 'war' stocks to choose from including ones that pay high yields. Here are some that you may want to site your scopes on and possibly pull the trigger. All of these have market caps over $1 billion.Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) manufactures and markets aerospace and defense products and ammunition. The stock has a PE of 16, and a PEG of 1.5...	September 19, 2008
Boeing looks to change the game in $35 billion tanker competition	Filed under: Boeing Co (BA), Northrop Grumman (NOC)As I suspected, Boeing Inc. (NYSE: BA) was trying to exert pressure to change the terms of the competition when it signaled this week that it might withdraw from the bidding for the $35 billion Air Force contract for airborne refueling tankers. BusinessWeek reports that Boeing wants the Air Force to delay the date for submitting the proposal and to change the specifications to favor Boeing's smaller modified 767. BusinessWeek also reveals that ...	August 13, 2008
Will Boeing bail on bid for $35 billion tanker deal?	Filed under: Boeing Co (BA), Northrop Grumman (NOC)Reuters reports that Boeing Inc. (NYSE: BA) is signaling that it may not submit a bid for the $35 billion Air Force contract for Tankers -- airborne refueling vehicles. Is Boeing serious about not submitting a bid or is it using its leverage to get the Air Force to revise the bidding process to create a more level playing field? The tanker contract has a long history. The Air Force awarded it this February to EADS, parent of Airbus, and Northro...	August 11, 2008
Top Yielding Defense and Aerospace Stocks	I think that it is a good idea to own at least one defense stock before October. Many of the defense and aerospace stocks have dropped in price during the last couple months, which may be a buying opportunity. While you are waiting for them to move up, you can receive dividends on the higher yielding stocks. All of the following have yields above 1.2%, PEG ratios below 2, and all but one with a PE below 16.Embraer, also known as Empresa Brasileira De Aeronutica S.A. (ERJ) based in Brazil, makes ...	July 30, 2008
Before the bell: MER, CL, BP, AAPL, SAP, ALU, AMGN, SBUX, SNE,	Filed under: Before the bell, Earnings reports, Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Apple Inc (AAPL), Starbucks (SBUX), Market matters, Viacom (VIA), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Merrill Lynch (MER), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Coach Inc (COH), Research in Motion (RIMM), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), U.S. Steel (X), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Valero Energy (VLO), Economic data, Northrop Grumman (NOC)After a day that saw U.S. equity markets decline in the neighborh...	July 29, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Mad Mail	Cramer told a viewer that Qualcomm (QCOM) will go much higher due to 3G and 4G. He said if the stock comes in he will buy it for his charitable trust. Cramer advised another viewer to avoid Boeing (BA) and buy Northrop Grumman (NOC). Cramer defended his sell call on Peabody Energy (BTU). He explained to the viewer that he wanted investors to cut their exposure to energy stocks, because he thinks oil is heading to $110 or $120. Chat and share ideas with the best small cap traders LIVE each day f...	July 24, 2008
Will Boeing win the $35 billion tanker competition?	Filed under: Boeing Co (BA), Northrop Grumman (NOC)BusinessWeek reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to make an announcement today about whether the Air Force will reopen the bidding for the $35 billion tanker program. Boeing Inc. (NYSE: BA) thought it had a lock on it but earlier in the year, the Air Force awarded the contract to EADS, parent of Airbus, and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). Boeing protested and last month, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reported that the awa...	July 09, 2008
Analyst upgrades: BP, Swiss Reinsurance, A. Schulman	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgradesMOST NOTEWORTHY: BP Plc, Swiss Reinsurance and A. Schulman were today's noteworthy upgrades: Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of BP Plc (NYSE: BP) to Overweight from Equal Weight as they believe the company is at an inflection and net income should grow 22% in 2009. UBS upgraded Swiss Reinsurance (OTC: SWCEY) to Neutral from Sell on the company's balance sheet, which they believe is solid, but still sees material risk to co...	June 25, 2008
Analyst initiations: BMC, SMOD and ENTR	Filed under: Analyst reports, Lockheed Martin (LMT), Analyst initiations, General Dynamics Corp (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC)MOST NOTEWORTHY: BMC Software, Smart Modular and Entropic Comm were today's noteworthy initiations: Stanford initiated BMC Software (NYSE: BMC) with a Buy rating and $45 target. The firm highlights the company's broad product portfolio and configuration management database leadership and thinks margin expansion should continue. ThinkPanmure assumed Smart Modul...	June 20, 2008
Boeing says tanker program at risk if it loses appeal of USAF decision	Filed under: Boeing Co (BA), Politics, Northrop Grumman (NOC)Boeing may abandon plans to sell its aerial refueling tanker internationally if it loses its protest of a U.S. Air Force decision to buy $40 billion worth of tankers from a competitor, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday [subscription].Boeing's Mark McGraw, the executive in charge of the program, told The Journal that Boeing had counted on the Pentagon to provide enough volume to make an international tanker business viable. In ...	June 18, 2008

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