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Graham accepted an invitation to participate in a SCETV Senate debate on October 11, setting up a direct confrontation with Democratic challenger Annie Andrews. The race is to succeed Graham’s late brother in what has become one of South Carolina’s most closely watched Senate contests heading into the final stretch. Graham made the announcement in…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) both reported Q2 2026 earnings on August 10, 2026, and both stocks have since taken a significant hit. The two companies share a “SpaceX disruptor” label, but their business models, revenue profiles, and risk levels are fundamentally different from one another. Rocket Lab posted $234.07 million…
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is posting shrinking revenue in 2026, yet one analyst argues the company’s top line will triple before the decade ends. The quantum computing specialist reported revenue of $5.9 million for the first half of 2026, a steep 67% decline compared to the same period last year. Despite that contraction, the bull case…
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (KTOS) is deepening its footprint in U.S. Navy radar support through a newly disclosed contract award called Project Anaconda. The company received a single-award Phase 1 agreement with an initial projected ceiling of $175 million across multiple phases to develop organic sustainment capability for the Navy’s AN/SPY-1 radar systems. The…
There is a category of investment that has quietly maintained its appeal regardless of which political party holds power in Washington. With markets rattled by shifting trade policy and ongoing fiscal debates, investors are increasingly searching for assets that can weather uncertainty from both sides of the aisle. The investment in question offers a yield…
Consumer prices climbed again in August, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve ahead of its critical policy meeting next week. The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% for the month, putting the 12-month increase at 3.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Both readings came in line with the Dow Jones consensus,…
President Donald Trump issued a blunt ultimatum to Republican members of Congress, demanding their votes and threatening consequences for those who fail to comply. Trump’s directive came as GOP leaders scramble to secure enough votes to advance key legislative priorities on Capitol Hill this congressional session. The president’s choice of words, telling holdouts to “go…
Ron DeSantis on Friday accused the media of launching a smear campaign against the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, igniting a fresh political firestorm. The controversy erupted after NBC10 Boston published a report revealing that the holdout juror had a history of alleged domestic violence and an active restraining order against…
North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, one day after the United States, South Korea, and Japan completed a trilateral military exercise. The missiles were fired from the Wonsan area along North Korea’s eastern coast, according to South Korea’s military officials monitoring the situation. South Korea said it was closely tracking its…
Jabil Inc. (JBL) and AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) are both significant players in the communications-technology ecosystem, each with exposure to next-generation infrastructure. AST SpaceMobile is building what it calls the world’s first and only global cellular broadband network in space, accessible directly by standard 4G-LTE and 5G smartphones. The SpaceMobile service operates through a constellation…