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Lockheed Snags $35B Missile Contract Amid Pentagon Pressure to Rev Up Production

Lockheed Martin has won billions in defense contracts over the next six years, but faces White House pressure to speed up production.

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Healthcare

Germany’s Merck Pumps Up Life Sciences Biz with $11.3B Bio-Techne Deal

Merck KGaA’s agreement to buy Bio-Techne for $11.3 billion strengthens its hold in life sciences, especially drug discovery and gene therapy.

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Banking

Who’s Ahead in JPMorgan’s Game of Thrones?

The race to succeeed Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase has apparently narrowed to just two candidates, Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh.

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New Tax Rules Are Making This Charitable Giving Strategy Even More Valuable

The One Big Beautiful Bill has materially changed the economics of qualified charitable distributions.

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State Street Takes on Invesco’s QQQ with New Nasdaq-100 ETF

With investor interest in tech heating up, the new fund undercuts Invesco’s fees by almost half.

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Electric Vehicles

Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Tries to Recharge EV Sales With $24K Electric Truck

A new car cost an average $49,000 last month, according to Kelley Blue Book, and a truck set shoppers back by about $66,000.

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