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Boeing (BA) shareholders are watching closely whether the company’s commercial airplane division can turn a profit on the jets it sells. In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, the commercial airplane business posted an operating margin of negative 2.7%, meaning costs exceeded sales. The jet division generates nearly half of Boeing’s total quarterly revenue, making…
InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC) lifted its quarterly cash dividend by 7.1%, moving the payout to 75 cents per share from the previous 70 cents. The increased dividend will take effect in the fourth quarter of 2026, with payment scheduled for Oct. 28 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 14. The hike brings the annualized dividend…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR), and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) are all running higher in Monday morning trading, outpacing the broader market by a wide margin. Rocket Lab shares are trading at $69.03, up 7% on the session, following a reiterated Overweight rating and $122 price target from Cantor Fitzgerald on the…
Investors scanning the aerospace and defense sector for value opportunities are weighing two prominent names: Embraer (EMBJ) and RTX Corporation (RTX). Both companies operate in a sector that has drawn significant investor attention, but a closer look at key valuation metrics reveals a clear leader between the two. Zacks Equity Research uses a combination of…
Investors weighing CoreWeave against D-Wave Quantum face a difficult decision, as both companies represent high-risk, high-reward opportunities in emerging tech sectors. CoreWeave operates a specialized cloud platform designed specifically to handle massive artificial intelligence workloads at enterprise scale. D-Wave Quantum has carved out a position as a pioneer in commercial quantum computing, pursuing a dual-platform…
Both Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and RTX (NYSE: RTX) raised their dividends in 2026, making this a genuinely competitive matchup for income-focused investors. Each company carries a massive order backlog, generates serious free cash flow, and benefits directly from the global rearmament cycle currently driving defense spending higher. Only one of them, however, earns the…
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is attempting something no company has ever accomplished: building a cellular broadband network in space that connects directly to unmodified smartphones. With 13 spacecraft already in orbit and a target of approximately 45 satellites by early 2027, ASTS is rapidly closing in on full commercial service availability for consumers worldwide. A…
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) has appointed financial technology executive Bernard Gavgani to its Board of Directors and Cybersecurity Committee, the company announced Monday. D-Wave describes itself as the only dual-platform quantum computing company offering both annealing and gate-model systems, software, and services. Gavgani currently serves as Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation to BNP…
RTX Corporation (RTX) is drawing strong enthusiasm from Wall Street brokers, with an average brokerage recommendation of 1.80 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents a Strong Buy. That figure is derived from the actual recommendations of 25 brokerage firms, placing the consensus squarely between Strong Buy and Buy territory. Of those…
US equity futures are trading slightly higher Monday morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up roughly 0.1% and Nasdaq-100 futures gaining around 0.6%. The overall backdrop remains complicated, as global bond yields continue climbing and put pressure on borrowing costs for households and businesses alike. The US 10-year yield moved approximately 6.8 basis points higher,…