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Space stocks are retreating sharply Tuesday afternoon, dragged lower by a broad rotation out of AI hardware and rising long-duration Treasury yields. SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) is down 2% to $143, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has fallen 3% to $80 in the final trading hour. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) leads the group lower, declining roughly…

The U.S.-China technology race is intensifying into a sweeping contest over artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, critical minerals, and strategic supply chains. Washington is preparing to urge countries participating in U.S.-led AI cooperation to choose between competing American and Chinese technology ecosystems, according to a Reuters report from August 14. The effort builds on Pax…

These three stocks have outpaced the broader market over the past five years by combining strong revenue growth, expanding margins, and rising returns on capital. The best-performing stocks typically sustain a trifecta of robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital over many years. Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) has delivered a five-year return of…

RTX is currently trading at $222.00 per share, delivering an 8.4% return over the last six months while the broader S&P 500 gained 13.1% over the same period. Originally focused on refrigeration technology, Raytheon provides a wide range of products and services to the aerospace and defense industries, operating under the ticker RTX. The stock…

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) and NTT DOCOMO have deployed a second quantum computing application in production, delivering major improvements to mobile network operations in Japan. The new application reduces location registration signals generated when devices cross tracking area list boundaries by 65.3% at the daily peak, while also cutting paging signals by 7.0%. NTT…

Boeing (BA) stock carries the richest valuation multiple among its aerospace and defense peers, even as its profitability and twelve-month returns disappoint investors. The company posted revenue growth of 25% over the last twelve months, outpacing every major competitor in its peer group by a wide margin. Despite that top-line momentum, Boeing’s stock delivered a…

Power Metals is advancing what it describes as North America’s only cesium project at a pivotal moment for Western critical mineral supply chains. The United States currently imports 100% of its required cesium, a rare mineral used in atomic clocks, GPS systems, aerospace solar technology, advanced communications networks, and high-tech defense equipment. That total import…

RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Raytheon has secured a $22.9 billion, seven-year contract to dramatically accelerate production of Tomahawk cruise missiles for the U.S. Navy. The contract was awarded as part of the Department of War’s Arsenal of Freedom initiative, which has already produced landmark agreements with defense suppliers. Under the terms of the deal, Raytheon…

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $31.52 million, doubling sequentially from approximately $15.8 million recorded in the first quarter. Despite the strong sequential growth, the company fell short of analyst expectations, missing the $35.18 million consensus forecast by $3.66 million, a shortfall of approximately 10.4%. Management attributed Q2 revenue performance to commercial gateway…

Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) snapped a two-day losing streak on Monday, gaining 0.2% after declining more than 4% across the prior two sessions. The modest rebound came as the Federal Communications Commission continued its review of Ligado Networks’ application to operate L-band broadband payloads aboard 96 satellites in AST’s constellation. Ligado filed the request…