Aerospace and defense industry
Europe’s new war economy: Greenland, Venezuela fears fuel defense ‘mega-trend’
Investors are piling into a European defense spending “mega-trend,” turbo-charged by a mix of EU, national and private capital funding that’s set to run well into the next decade. As several of Europe’s leading defense stocks surged to near-20% returns in the opening week of 2026, investors now see the sector as a long-term bet, […]
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Allegiant to buy rival budget airline Sun Country in $1.5 billion cash and stock deal
An Allegiant Airlines jet flies out of Las Vegas Airport. Nick Potts | Getty Images Allegiant Travel said Sunday it is acquiring fellow leisure carrier Sun Country in a $1.5 billion cash and stock deal, including debt, a plan that comes as budget airlines in the U.S. have faced a surge in costs following the […]
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Boeing’s airplane deliveries are the highest in 7 years. Now it’s about to pick up the pace
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing is set to report this week that it delivered the most airplanes since 2018 last year after it stabilized its production, the clearest sign of a turnaround […]
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Andreessen Horowitz raises $15 billion, as VC firm goes big in infrastructure, defense
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Sept. 13, 2016. San Francisco Chronicle/hearst Newspapers Via Getty Images | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised $15 billion to bolster bets across an array of areas including infrastructure, health and what the it calls “American Dynamism,” […]
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Rolls-Royce has hit a record high every trading day of 2026. Here’s why
A Rolls-Royce aircraft engine on view during the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on March 31, 2025. Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to […]
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Trump is desperate to take Greenland. Can NATO defend itself — and is it willing to?
The Flag of Greenland, known nationally as “Erfalasorput”, flies above homes on March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland. Leon Neal | Getty Images Europe spent much of 2025 scrambling to bolster its defenses against Russia — but just a week into the new year, it’s being forced to rethink security once again amid President Donald […]
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Defense stocks surge after Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027
Global defense stocks rallied on Thursday, extending gains after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027. “After the long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our […]
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Trump’s Greenland gambit puts China on edge after Venezuela operation
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MAY 06: China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrives at Waigaoqiao port after over 5-month Antarctic expedition on May 6, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to take control of Greenland has raised alarm in Beijing, following […]
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Avelo Airlines to end ICE deportation charters as it cuts commercial flights, jobs
The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Avelo Airlines will stop flying deportation flights for the U.S. government and will also cut commercial routes and reduce […]
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American Airlines keeps frequent flyer status requirements the same, following rivals
Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images American Airlines said Wednesday that it will keep the spending requirements to earn elite frequent flyer status in 2027 steady for a third consecutive year as the carrier courts higher-spending travelers and tries to catch up to industry profit leaders Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. […]
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