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Should I Buy LMT Stock After Q2 Earnings?

By Cameron Saucier, Associate Editor, Money Morning - July 19, 2016

LMT stock is already up 20% year to date, and Lockheed's latest Q2 earnings report will add fuel to its stock's climb...

Now investors want to know whether this is the best time to buy shares of the defense giant.

Here's what we think...

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Lockheed Martin Stock Just Received a $262 Million Catalyst (NYSE: LMT)

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - November 9, 2015

Lockheed Martin stock just received a huge catalyst this morning after the company announced a $262.8 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.

Through the contract, Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) will service Saudi Arabia's F-15 sniper targeting systems and radars. Those systems allow for day and night low-level navigation.

Here's what the deal means for Lockheed Martin stock...

Lockheed Martin Stock Steady Today Amid F-35A Rollout (NYSE: LMT)

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - September 23, 2015

Lockheed Martin stock was little changed Wednesday at $203.53 as the global security and aerospace titan rolled out its first highly anticipated F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Despite the muted reaction, Lockheed Martin stock is poised to rise.

Here's why...

Is the F-35 from Lockheed Martin a Money Pit for the Feds? (NYSE: LMT)

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - July 17, 2015

Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) critics will have you believe that the F-35 is a gross example of the U.S. government's runaway military spending.

And while the F-35 is by no means cheap - it is to be the most expensive program in defense contracting history - detractors don't seem to want to give the program any credit for what it is trying to do.

Here's why these debates shouldn't sour you on LMT stock...

Lockheed Martin Stock Price Is Not Hurt by Declining Jet Sales

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - April 21, 2015

The Lockheed Martin stock price remained unmoved in morning trading on the release of Lockheed Martin earnings.

A big contributor to the Lockheed Martin earnings miss on revenue came from a 7.4% decline in its aeronautics segment. If investors are ever hesitant to buy Lockheed Martin stock, it would come from negative developments on this front.

But here's the real story behind the falling jet sales...

Investing in Space Stocks: The Final Money-Making Frontier

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - September 30, 2014

The commercialization of space is estimated to be worth more than $300 billion a year.

Over the past two decades, the role of private industry has grown as that of the government has shrunk, opening up new investing opportunities in the "final frontier."

Here’s what’s behind the rise of private space, and two space stocks to buy to tap into this futuristic cash cow…

The Best Stock to Buy Now to Play the Space Race

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - September 16, 2014

Choosing the best stock to buy to play the commercial space race has enormous upside potential for investors.

That's because the private space industry is worth billions. Exemplar is news today (Tuesday) that NASA awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) and SpaceX - which is backed by Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk - a whopping $6.8 billion contract for its Commercial Crew program.

Watch the video to see our tech guru's pick for the top space stock - the company already has the contracts and the know-how to score big...

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Will Taiwan Arms Sale Ground Boeing?

By Jason Simpkins, Managing Editor, Money Morning - February 1, 2010

Roughly $400 billion in revenue would be a heavy price to pay for selling 12 missiles to Taiwan, but that potentially is what The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is facing as China continues to fume over U.S. arms sales to the renegade island. The Obama administration last week approved a $6.4 billion weapons deal with Taiwan. The deal, which was brokered by the administration of George W. Bush in 2001, included UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopters and additional Patriot PAC-3 missile defenses, but not additional F-16 jets, which the government deemed "too provocative." The sale infuriated China, which considers Taiwan its territory. Beijing has vowed to unify the region peacefully if possible and forcefully if necessary, but the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates the United States to "provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character." That makes Taiwan the most sensitive issue in bilateral relations between the two nations.

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