AeroVironment stock jumps as Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense-budget call lifts drone names

AeroVironment, Inc. shares climbed 8.8% to $346.45 in late morning trading on Thursday, after earlier touching $371.20. The stock was last up $27.97 from Wednesday’s close.

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Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

Rolls-Royce shares firmed on Thursday after the company disclosed another round of share repurchases, buying 434,889 shares on Jan. 7 through UBS and saying it would cancel them. The purchase, split between the London Stock Exchange and CBOE CXE, was done at prices between 1,244 and 1,268 pence a share, and brings the total bought back since the program began to 1,843,755 shares, the company said.
8 January 2026
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Dow Futures Slip After Jobless Claims; Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Talk Lifts Defense Stocks

Dow Futures Slip After Jobless Claims; Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Talk Lifts Defense Stocks

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday, cooling after the S&P 500 and Dow briefly touched fresh highs a day earlier, while defense shares jumped on new budget talk from President Donald Trump. Futures contracts, which track expected moves in the cash indexes, showed the Dow, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 down about 0.4%, 0.3% and 0.2% in premarket trading. Alphabet was up nearly 1% after overtaking Apple for No. 2 in market capitalization — the market value of its shares — with Apple down more than 1%. Investopedia
8 January 2026
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Dow Jones futures slip ahead of U.S. jobs report as Trump defense budget call lifts RTX

Dow Jones futures slip ahead of U.S. jobs report as Trump defense budget call lifts RTX

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures edged lower on Thursday after the blue-chip index logged its steepest one-day drop since Nov. 18, with traders bracing for Friday’s U.S. jobs report. Defense names climbed after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027; by 5:08 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis — futures tied to the index — were down 146 points, or 0.30%, while S&P 500 E-minis fell 0.22% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis dropped 0.31%, and RTX gained 4.9%. Jefferies economist Mohit Kumar said a shift toward more government intervention would “add to some risk premium in the markets.” Reuters
8 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin stock pops in US premarket as Trump touts $1.5 trillion military budget, buyback ban looms

Lockheed Martin stock pops in US premarket as Trump touts $1.5 trillion military budget, buyback ban looms

Lockheed Martin shares jumped about 7% in premarket trading on Thursday after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for 2027, lifting defense contractors even as broader stock index futures edged lower ahead of key U.S. labor data. “A move toward more government intervention would create uncertainty,” said Mohit Kumar, an economist at Jefferies. Reuters
8 January 2026
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RTX stock rebounds on Trump’s defense-spending push as buyback curbs hang over sector

RTX stock rebounds on Trump’s defense-spending push as buyback curbs hang over sector

RTX shares rose 4.6% in premarket trading on Thursday after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for next year. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman were up more than 6% in early trade. “Geopolitics is the inescapable story of 2026 thus far,” said Neil Wilson, UK investor strategist at Saxo Bank; Investec analyst Ben Bourne said the move could fuel a rotation into UK defence names. Reuters
8 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) stock slides nearly 5% after Trump targets defense dividends, buybacks

Lockheed Martin (LMT) stock slides nearly 5% after Trump targets defense dividends, buybacks

Lockheed Martin shares fell on Wednesday and were last down 4.8% at $496.87 in after-hours trading, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not allow defense contractors to pay dividends or buy back stock until they fix what he called slow production and maintenance of military equipment. The stock touched $496.12 at the session low. Reuters
8 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin stock slides after Patriot missile deal, Goldman sticks to $430 sell target

Lockheed Martin stock slides after Patriot missile deal, Goldman sticks to $430 sell target

Lockheed Martin has struck a seven-year framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to more than triple production capacity of its PAC-3 missile interceptors, a key part of the Patriot air-defense system. Output is expected to rise to about 2,000 a year from roughly 600 as demand for air defenses climbs, and the missiles have also been supplied to Ukraine. The U.S. military awarded Lockheed a record $9.8 billion contract in September for 1,970 Patriot missiles. Reuters
7 January 2026
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Why Lockheed Martin stock is sliding: Trump payout threat collides with PAC-3 missile ramp and a Goldman sell

Why Lockheed Martin stock is sliding: Trump payout threat collides with PAC-3 missile ramp and a Goldman sell

Lockheed Martin shares slid about 4.5% in afternoon trading on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would block dividends and share buybacks for defense contractors until they speed up weapons production. Trump also urged new production plants and called defense executive pay “exorbitant,” while offering no details on enforcement; Northrop Grumman, RTX and General Dynamics shares were also lower. Reuters
7 January 2026
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Pentagon-Lockheed deal aims to triple PAC-3 Patriot interceptor output to 2,000 a year

Pentagon-Lockheed deal aims to triple PAC-3 Patriot interceptor output to 2,000 a year

The U.S. Department of War said it has signed a seven-year framework agreement with Lockheed Martin to lift annual production of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement — a Patriot interceptor meant to hit incoming missiles — to about 2,000 units from roughly 600. The department said it will also work with key suppliers on seven-year subcontracts, part of what it calls a new acquisition model. Michael Duffey, the under secretary for acquisition and sustainment, called it “a fundamental shift in how we rapidly expand munitions production.” U.S. Department of War
7 January 2026
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Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

Japan’s Nikkei 225, a price-weighted index of blue-chip shares, jumped about 3% on Monday in Tokyo’s first session of 2026 as investors chased chip and defense stocks and looked past U.S. action in Venezuela. “The market turned risk-on as if uncertainties and threats had been removed,” said Kazuaki Shimada, head of research at IwaiCosmo Securities. The Nikkei closed up 3.03% at 51,865, with Tokyo Electric Power leading gainers on a 9.23% surge.
5 January 2026
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