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President Trump placed Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) front and center Wednesday as he unveiled a landmark $54 billion investment in an Alaska natural gas export project. The Alaska LNG pipeline deal forms part of a sweeping $200 billion investment commitment from South Korea into the United States across multiple energy sectors. Beyond the pipeline, the…
Two industrials stocks are drawing investor attention in 2026, but their financial profiles could not be more different from one another. AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) trades at a striking 357 times its price-to-sales multiple, a valuation that raises immediate questions about sustainability. That lofty multiple comes despite the company burning through $1.1 billion in free cash…
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) shares climbed 4% to $45.60 on Wednesday after Bank of America initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $60 price target. The analyst call identified IonQ as the largest public pure-play quantum computing company measured by revenue, drawing fresh attention to the sector. Bank of America pointed to the company’s semiconductor-enabled…
RTX (NYSE: RTX) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) both offer defense investors steady dividend income, but the two payouts are built on very different foundations. Lockheed pays an annualized $13.80 per share while RTX pays $2.92, a gap that sounds decisive until you account for the difference in share prices near $514.25 and $187.19 respectively….
A sweeping new study has found that former NFL players are nearly four times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the general American population. The research is the largest retrospective cohort analysis of its kind ever conducted on professional football players and long-term brain health outcomes. Scientists examined health and mortality records for…
Retirement planning is one of the most consequential financial challenges Americans face, and many struggle with the emotional side of preparing for it. One of the most persistent fears among retirees and near-retirees is the prospect of outliving their savings, a concern that can paralyze financial decision-making entirely. Financial planners have long noted that behavioral…
Two Democratic senators are pressing the Department of Homeland Security for answers after reports surfaced that agency funds were used to air television advertisements promoting President Trump. Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Chris Murphy of Connecticut sent a formal letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday, demanding he respond to pointed questions about…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate nominee in Texas, has privately admitted that the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas damaged his standing with voters. Paxton made the candid remarks at a private fundraiser held in Washington, D.C., attended by conservative donors and lobbyists, according to The New York Times. An audio clip of…
SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) stock climbed 2% to $149.02 during the afternoon session after Starship successfully carried an operational payload to orbit for the first time. The company confirmed that Starship released a batch of next-generation Starlink satellites once in orbit, marking the vehicle’s first mission with a working payload. SpaceX also reported that Starship completed…
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) climbed 0.4% overnight heading into Wednesday after AT&T CEO John Stankey publicly challenged SpaceX’s wireless strategy. ASTS had fallen 3% to $59.40 on Tuesday but remains up 0.5% for the month, putting it on pace for its best monthly performance since May. Stankey told Axios that SpaceX’s proposal to place…