Thomas Shelter

Thomas Shelter has been a keen follower of US politics for over two decades. His reporting for Congress.net primarily focuses on legislation, party politics, and business news.

Bond Market Weakness Builds Investment Case For Overlooked Real Estate Sector

Real estate investment trusts have spent years in the shadow of high-flying technology and growth stocks, drawing little enthusiasm from mainstream investors. Rising interest rates punished REITs heavily in recent years, since these income-generating assets tend to move inversely to bond yields and borrowing costs. Now, with bond markets showing fresh signs of strain, at…

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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Surges As CEO Confirms BlueBird Satellite Trio Fully Deployed And Next Launch Batch Arrives At Cape

Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) climbed 2% overnight on Tuesday after CEO Abel Avellan announced that BlueBirds 8, 9, and 10 had fully deployed their massive communications arrays in low Earth orbit. The overnight gain followed a 10% jump during Tuesday’s regular session, pushing ASTS to $63.34, even as the stock continues tracking its worst…

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Retail Investors Divided On Space Stock Recovery As ASTS (ASTS), Rocket Lab (RKLB), And SPCX Remain Deep In The Red

Space stocks have endured significant selling pressure throughout 2026, leaving retail investors sharply divided over whether the sector has found its floor. A Stocktwits poll drawing more than 5,700 votes revealed a near-perfect split in sentiment, with 43% of respondents believing space stocks had bottomed and another 43% expecting further downside. The remaining 14% of…

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RTX (RTX) Looks 10% Undervalued As British Army Training Contract Boosts Defense Backlog

Raytheon UK has led the Omnia Training consortium to secure a £2,000 million, 15-year British Army collective training contract, renewing investor focus on RTX’s long-term valuation. The contract win raises fresh questions about whether the market has fully priced in RTX’s expanding international defense footprint and what that means for shareholders. RTX shares are currently…

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Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Leverages $569 Million War Chest To Fuel Quantum Computing Ambitions

Rigetti Computing’s (RGTI) first-quarter 2026 results revealed a financial position that stands out sharply among emerging quantum computing companies navigating a difficult funding environment. The company ended the quarter with nearly $569 million in cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments, while carrying absolutely zero debt on its balance sheet. This level of liquidity gives Rigetti…

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