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China’s industrial profit growth slowed to its weakest pace of 2026 in August, expanding just 4.2% from a year earlier, according to official data released Monday. The muted August figure marked the fourth consecutive month of deceleration, following a robust 24.7% expansion recorded back in April. The result is also the weakest performance since November…
Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) trades at $73.61, well below the consensus Wall Street price target of $109.37, implying roughly 49% upside from current levels. Pierre Ferragu of New Street Research holds the Street-high 12-month price target of $150, which would nearly double the stock from where it currently sits. The $150 target sits above…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has emerged as one of the most closely watched names in the commercial space industry heading into the final stretch of 2026. Shares currently trade at $74.31, with a 24/7 Wall St. price target of $119.32, implying upside of roughly 68.87% over the next 12 months. The recommendation is a buy,…
Northrop Grumman (NOC) is deepening its foothold in the F-35 program through sustained and growing demand for its advanced APG-85 radar system. The company recently secured a not-to-exceed $123.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to procure long-lead materials, parts, components, and related production efforts. The contract supports the manufacture of 67 APG-85 radars intended…
The dollar-yen exchange rate is approaching a significant technical milestone that could confirm a major reversal in the currency pair’s long-running uptrend. A death cross, one of the most closely watched bearish signals in technical analysis, is expected to form by the end of next week for the first time since March 2025. The pattern…
When a parent dies and leaves behind an estate, the appointed executor faces a range of legal and financial responsibilities that can feel overwhelming. Probate is the legal process through which a deceased person’s estate is administered, debts are settled, and assets are distributed to beneficiaries. Whether probate is required depends on several factors, including…
Three pure-play space stocks are surging together in Thursday afternoon trading, with no company-specific headlines driving the coordinated move across the sector. Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) is trading at $74.52, up 6% on the session, as part of a broad bid across the pure-play space names rather than any single Rocket Lab development. Planet Labs…
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced Wednesday it had demonstrated the industry’s first end-to-end real-time quantum error decoder, allowing a single processor to find, fix, and decode errors while the machine keeps running. CNBC reported shares jumping as much as 13% intraday on the news, though the measured close proved far more modest for investors watching the…
RTX Corporation (RTX) and AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) are both competing for investor attention as global defense spending continues to accelerate in 2026. Military forces worldwide are increasingly relying on autonomous strike systems, precision-guided weapons, and advanced missile-defense technologies to modernize their capabilities. Both companies provide precision strike and missile-related solutions aimed at improving targeting, threat…
Estate planning is often dismissed as something only parents with young children need to worry about, but that assumption can be costly. For couples in their 50s sitting on $2 million in IRAs and 401(k)s, the question of whether a will is necessary has a straightforward answer: yes, absolutely. Without children to serve as default…