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The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee is set to mark up its draft of the fiscal 2015 Pentagon spending bill on Tuesday. The fate of the A-10 "Warthog" aircraft is one of the main issues at hand. The U.S. Air Force has wanted to be rid of the A-10 for some time now, but panel...

Shares of drone-maker AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) soared Wednesday, seeing a 13 percent bump for the day. But the question, according to Zacks, was whether the positive news would last. This was especially relevant given considering AeroVironment -- a company that has been so heavily involved...

Short sellers got out of the way of the major U.S.-based airline stocks in the lead up to the summer travel season and as share prices rose as much as 10 percent to multiyear highs. The number of shares sold short in American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United...

U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....

The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...

U.S. stocks rose sharply after minutes from the Federal Reserve eased concerns over when the central bank would raise interest rates. The decision to let go of the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold for raising interest rates was finalized in early March. Additionally, the Fed's minutes...

Traders and investors woke up Thursday morning to troubling news out of China. Chinese January HSBC flash PMI declined to 49.6 from a 50.5 in December. The data is re-starting the Chinese slowdown debate and according to Reuters has “reinforced concerns about global growth, especially in...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...

Volatility has returned to the markets in 2014. Monday’s trading session saw a 127-point swing in the Dow as Wall Street reacted to government data that didn’t meet expectations. The Dow ended the day at 16,425.10—down 44.89 or 0.27 percent. The S&P 500 lost 4.6 points or 0.25 percent to...

Short sellers largely retreated from U.S.-based airline stocks between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. However, the number of shares sold short in U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) rose significantly in the period. Note that American Airlines remains in bankruptcy, pending its merger with...

Between the August 30 and September 15 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in defense stocks Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Textron (NYSE: TXT) rose by double-digit percentages. In that period, the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established, but...

This weekend in Barron's online: the looming economic calamity if entitlement spending is not reined in, as well as the prospects for AMC Networks, Prem Watsa and more. Cover Story "What, Me Worry?" by Gene Epstein. Unless Washington stops dithering, says this week's cover story in Barron's, the...

Among the in U.S.-based airlines, the largest upswings in short interest in early September, as the summer travel season came to a close, happened to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). The number of shares sold short in Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) and SkyWest (...

Among the in U.S.-based airlines, the largest upswings in short interest in late August happened to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL), as the summer travel season began to wind down. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Allegiant Travel (...

After pulling back for most of the summer travel season, short sellers moved back into Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) in early August. Short interest in U.S.-based airlines JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and U.S....