Industrials

Autos

US Automakers Poised to Benefit from Pentagon’s Request for Manufacturing Support

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High interest rates and prices (an average of $49,275 for new cars in March, per Kelley Blue Book data) have kept buyers from the car market.

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Industrials

Amazon’s $11B Globalstar Deal Fuels Project Leo’s Pursuit of Starlink’s Contrails

Amazon’s Leo has 242 satellites in orbit and plans to start rolling out its service to some customers this year.

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Industrials

Cruel Summer Proves Kind to Madison Air in Largest Industrial IPO of 2000s

Madison Air makes climate-control products for both homes and businesses, including brands such as AprilAire and Nortek Data Center Cooling.

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Industrials

Daring Iran War Rescue Highlights Small But Crucial Military Tech

Spending on newer military tech jumped more than 20% this year, feeding innovation like the device that helped rescuers find a downed aviator.

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Industrials

Artemis II Heads to Moon as SpaceX, Rivals Build Lunarconomy

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NASA is teaming up with a host of private companies to build a lunar economy ready to welcome humans to the moon’s inhospitable surface.

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Industrials

NASA Scopes Out $30 Billion Base on Moon’s Surface

The space agency also said Tuesday that it is planning to build a new nuclear-powered robotic spacecraft to launch to Mars by 2028.

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Industrials

Iran War Ignites US Demand for Cheaper Drone Defense Systems

Last month, the Pentagon invited 25 drone manufacturers to participate in a competition to win a $150 million prototype order.

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Industrials

Boeing Regains Its Swagger in Heated Rivalry with Airbus

Beleagured Boeing won more plane orders in 2025 than rival Airbus for the first time in seven years but faces an uphill battle in deliveries.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

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Anthropic is insisting that its AI shouldn’t be used for surveillance or the development of automated weapons.

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Industrials

Boeing Charts Flight to Positive Cash Flow as Archrival Airbus Hits Turbulence

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The rosy projections sent Boeing shares up more than 10% on Tuesday, rubbing salt in the wounds of its archrival Airbus.

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Industries

Ukraine Peace Talks Undermine European Defense Stocks

Peace deal or no peace deal, the war in Ukraine is motivating governments on the continent to upgrade their defensive capacity.

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Industrials

US Seeks Rare Earths Outside China’s Control

As the US races to establish its own rare earth supply chains, a handful of companies stand to benefit enormously from government support.

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Industrials

US Army Recruits Private Equity for $150 Billion Infrastructure Overhaul

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has promised to adopt a “Silicon Valley approach” to deploy new weapons faster and expedite upgrades.

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