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China Races to Catch Up to SpaceX
On Oct. 9, SpaceX completed its 14th satellite launch so far this year, putting 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium. Two days later, SpaceX completed launch No. 15 -- this time for SES -- en....
Boeing "Strikes" a Deal to Buy Revolutionary Heli-Plane Maker
It's been about a year and a half since we first learned of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's "LightningStrike Project," the scary-sounding name attached to an entirely benign story....
3 Stocks That Could Help Retirees Reach Their Goals
What goals do you have for your retirement? Do you want to travel the world, spend more time with the grandkids, or just kick back and enjoy not being part of the rat-race anymore -- maybe get a....
Airbus and Bombardier Shake Up the Aerospace Market With CSeries Deal
Recently, the biggest storyline in the aviation world has been Boeing's (NYSE: BA) successful trade complaint against smaller Canadian rival Bombardier (NASDAQOTH: BDRBF). In the past month, the....
Looking Ahead to Honeywell International Earnings
It's been a good year so far for Honeywell International (NYSE: HON). The stock is up nearly 24% year to date, and management has raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings guidance range in....
United Technologies Earnings: What to Expect
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) reports its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 24, and there's a lot for investors in the company and the industrial sector at large to focus on. Here are....
3 Growth Stocks to Hold for 50 Years
At the Motley Fool, we tend to think that the best investing approach is to find great companies and hold on to them for the ultra-long term. With that in mind, we asked three of our investors to....
Caterpillar: Buy at the High?
With Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) shares jumping 45% over the past year, and being up 55% from their 52-week low, investors are right to wonder whether buying the heavy equipment maker's stock is a....
5 Dividend Stocks That Pay Out Over $2.5 Billion a Year
Looking for income? Dividend stocks are a great place to find it. And the good news is that big payouts can be found throughout the stock market, regardless of industry or sector. Whether you're....
Boeing Setting Bad Precedent With Risky Pension Scheme
Boeing (NYSE: BA) retirees and investors should be very worried that the aerospace giant is stuffing its pension plan with company stock. With the plan suffering from a massive $20 billion....
Why Shares of Triumph Group, Inc. Jumped 13% in September
Reversing course from the summer, during which the stock fell 17%, shares of Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI), a global leader in aerospace components and solutions, rose 13% in September according....
Russia and U.S. May Team Up to Build Moon Base
It cost us $100 billion to build the International Space Station (ISS). Up until very recently, it was looking like that investment would soon be lost, after Russia pulls out of the ISS consortium....
Jeff Bezos Has 3 Customers at Blue Origin -- Now He Just Needs a Rocket
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos is spending $1 billion of his personal fortune every year -- and cashing in Amazon stock to do it -- as he attempts to build a rocket empire at Blue....
You Won't Believe What Elon Musk Has Planned Next -- for Mars
It was a speech short on financial details but long on big ideas. In a 42-minute presentation to the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, this past week, SpaceX CEO....
3 Stocks to Buy for the Next 75 Years
Where will you be in 2091? It's safe for most of us to assume we won't be around. So here's a better question: What companies that exist today will still be around in 2091? Even if money won't....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years
Twenty years is a very long time. On average, it's a period of time that will include a handful of bear and bull markets, several elections, major wars and conflicts, and periods of economic....
Why Boeing Co. Plans to Build the 787 Dreamliner Faster Than Ever
For more than a year, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been building its popular 787 Dreamliner model at a rate of 12 per month. That's the fastest production rate ever achieved for a widebody commercial....
United Continental Buys More A350s: What It Means for Boeing and Airbus
In early September, United Continental (NYSE: UAL) announced a long-anticipated change to its Airbus (NASDAQOTH: EADSY) A350 order book. United deferred its A350 orders by several years and....
SpaceX Swipes Boeing's Military Space Shuttle Business
The scoreboard this month reads Boeing (NYSE: BA) -- 5: SpaceX -- 1.* So why is SpaceX grinning, and Boeing is groaning?On Sept. 7, Boeing's X-37B military "drone" space shuttle lifted off from....
Can Caterpillar Stock Keep Going Up? 1 Analyst Thinks So
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Northrop Grumman's X-47B Drone Could Be Reborn As a Navy Air Tanker
Two years ago, the U.S. Navy made a ridiculously unforced error. This year, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is going to try to help them fix it.In 2013, Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned aerial....
Move Over, Driverless Cars; Pilotless Planes Are Coming
It's quite well known that driverless cars and trucks are in the fast lane en route to commercialization. However, it's probably flying under many investors' radars that several companies, notably....
How to Invest in Defense Stocks
There's no doubt about it: Defense stocks are not cheap. Over the past year, shares of America's five biggest defense companies have shot up more than 37% in price. One military stock in....
Why Is Caterpillar Soaring in 2017?
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) investors have enjoyed watching their stock appreciate nearly 24% in 2017 and 38% in the past year, so perhaps now it's time to take a step backward and look at just....
3 Scorching-Hot Industrial Stocks -- Are They Buys Right Now?
Industrial stocks have been on a tear since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. Wall Street figured pro-business stances and deregulation would aid everything from construction to....