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RTX Corporation (RTX) is positioning itself for sustained commercial aerospace growth as Pratt & Whitney accelerates support capabilities for its Geared Turbofan engine family. The GTF aftermarket network expanded to 21 facilities worldwide in 2025, with PW1100G-JM shop-visit output rising approximately 26% year over year. That expansion gives RTX a broader platform to serve an…
Market pricing shifted sharply Thursday as traders raised the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week to 70% in morning trading. The move followed a producer price index report showing wholesale prices rose 0.4% in August, pushing the annual PPI level to 5.4%, slightly above forecasts. The August PPI increase came on…
Trump opened the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, by paying tribute to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The president addressed the crowd on Wednesday, September 9, just one day before the one-year anniversary of Kirk’s death. Kirk was fatally shot on September 10, 2025, while delivering opening remarks at a Turning…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is emerging as one of the fastest-growing companies in the space-based cellular broadband sector, posting extraordinary revenue gains in recent quarters. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $31.5 million in August, a dramatic surge compared to just $1.2 million in the same period a year earlier. That kind of growth trajectory has…
Copper prices have surged to record levels, drawing fresh attention to the metal’s long-term trajectory and what it means for miners and investors alike. A chief executive of a listed copper company has weighed in on the sector’s outlook, pointing to a durable structural case for elevated prices over the long run. The global push…
At the Republican National Committee’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump urged Republicans to vote as though his name appears on the November ballot. “I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” Trump told the crowd in his keynote address at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas. Trump warned that Republican losses…
The Trump administration has created a Transportation Department task force aimed at dramatically accelerating commercial space activity, targeting 10,000 FAA-licensed launches and reentries per year by 2035. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Space Policy Administration, Coordination, and Execution, or SPACE, Task Force on Wednesday, with the body set to coordinate policy across the Department…
GE Aerospace (GE) shares trade at $337, putting the stock at 39 times trailing earnings, a valuation that demands a compelling underlying story to justify the price. The bullish case here is not about the earnings multiple at all — it centers entirely on cash generation and how fast that cash is arriving. Management has…
Last year, Trump promoted a $2,000 tariff dividend for Americans that never resulted in actual payments being sent to households. Now the president is raising the stakes significantly, promising $5,000 checks to every adult American citizen after the midterms. Trump said: “If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both…
Republicans from across the party are gathering in Dallas this week for a two-day Republican National Committee midterm convention led by President Trump. Trump is directing GOP members to campaign as though he himself is on the ballot during the upcoming midterm elections, setting an aggressive tone for the party. Administration officials, Republican candidates, and…