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Every day TheStreet Ratings produces a list of the top rated stocks, by industry. The following defense stocks are rated highest by our value-focused model. This list will be updated as upgrades and downgrades occur.

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Kratos Is My Fave Defense Stock

By Stephen Guilfoyle
Goldman Sachs upgraded KTOS to a 'Buy', and added a couple of expectations worth repeating.
12/11/18 9:25AM

U.S. Economy Added 155,000 Jobs in November, Fewer Than Expected

By Bradley Keoun
A Labor Department report shows that the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in November, down from 250,000 the prior month. Analysts had predicted gains of 195,000. The report comes amid heightened speculation that the economy is slowing.
12/7/18 8:39AM

U.S. Jobs Report Could Bring Further Sign Economy Is Losing Steam

By Bradley Keoun
Recent economic indicators have spurred speculation among traders that the economic stimulus from President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion of tax cuts might already be fading. A report this week on U.S. jobs growth in November could provide additional evidence.
12/6/18 4:44PM

Lion Air Is Considering Canceling 200 Boeing Jet Order Following October Crash

By Tony Owusu
Boeing released a statement in late November appearing to cast blame on the low-budget Indonesian airline.
12/5/18 8:51AM

Fed Considered Revising Pledge of `Further Gradual' Rate Hikes

By Bradley Keoun
A day after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a speech in New York that interest rates were now "just below" a neutral level, minutes from the central bank's meeting earlier this month show that officials discussed revising a pledge for "further gradual" rate hikes.
11/29/18 2:40PM

Fed Chief's Rate Rise Remarks Not as Dovish as Market Inferred

By Bradley Keoun
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a speech in New York that interest rates were now "just below" a neutral level, sending U.S. stock markets soaring. Some economists say traders may have overreacted to a "semantic" shift in verbiage.
11/29/18 11:13AM

Fed Chief Powell Sees No 'Dangerous Excesses' in Stock Market

By Bradley Keoun
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a speech in New York that there are currently no "dangerous excesses" in the stock market that might threaten the financial system.
11/28/18 12:20PM

This Company Just Helped NASA Land on Mars

By Bret Kenwell
Lockheed was a big component for getting the InSight Mars Lander almost 500 miles through space and onto the Red Planet's surface.
11/27/18 1:23PM

As Stock Market Reels, the Federal Reserve Doesn't Feel Your Pain

By Bradley Keoun
Richard Clarida, the Fed's vice chairman, emphasized the need for "data dependence" in a speech on Tuesday, Nov. 27, focusing on economic growth, inflation and the unemployment rate.
11/27/18 9:46AM

Stock Market Correction Puts Federal Reserve's Powell in Hot Seat

By Bradley Keoun
Traders in futures markets now see a 34% chance of that the Federal Reserve will raise U.S. interest rates two times by next March, down from 49% just a month ago, FactSet data show.
11/26/18 2:26PM

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