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Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

China announced sanctions late Friday against 20 U.S. defense firms, including Boeing’s St. Louis branch, Northrop Grumman Systems, and L3Harris Maritime Services, over arms sales to Taiwan. The move freezes assets in China and blocks business with Chinese entities. U.S. markets closed Friday nearly flat in light post-holiday trading. Investors are watching space and defense stocks ahead of Monday’s open.
Record-Setting Black Hole Flash Dazzles Astronomers: “One-In-A-Million” Flare Blasts Light = 10 Trillion Suns

Record-Setting Black Hole Flash Dazzles Astronomers: “One-In-A-Million” Flare Blasts Light = 10 Trillion Suns

Astronomers observed the brightest black hole flare ever recorded, outshining 10 trillion Suns. The event, caused by a supermassive black hole shredding a giant star, occurred in a galaxy about 10–11 billion light-years away. Detected in 2018 by Caltech’s Zwicky Transient Facility, the flare peaked over months and is now fading. Findings led by Matthew Graham were published Nov. 4, 2025, in Nature Astronomy.
Space Race in 48 Hours: Starship Roars, Moon Mission Nears & Space Tourism Soars

Space Race in 48 Hours: Starship Roars, Moon Mission Nears & Space Tourism Soars

SpaceX launched NASA’s IMAP probe and two rideshare satellites on Sept. 24 to study the solar heliosphere. NASA set Artemis II’s crewed lunar flyby for April 2026, pending tests. SpaceX fired Starship’s upper stage on Sept. 22 ahead of its next test flight. NASA’s Psyche probe beamed data 218 million miles by laser, surpassing radio speeds.
All the Ways You Can Go to Space: Commercial, Government, and Emerging Opportunities

All the Ways You Can Go to Space: Commercial, Government, and Emerging Opportunities

Virgin Galactic began flying commercial space tourists in 2023 after its SpaceShipTwo carried a full crew above 80 km in 2021. Blue Origin’s New Shepard flights cross 100 km, with seats auctioned up to $28 million and routine prices in the hundreds of thousands. SpaceX’s Inspiration4 sent an all-civilian crew to orbit in 2021. Axiom’s Ax-1 mission in 2022 charged $55 million per seat for a 10-day ISS stay.
State of Space and Satellite Technologies in 2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

State of Space and Satellite Technologies in 2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

NASA’s Artemis I launched November 16, 2022, sending an uncrewed Orion around the Moon on the first SLS flight. By 2024, the global space economy hit $570 billion, with commercial ventures generating 80%. The U.S. led 154 of 259 orbital launches in 2024; SpaceX flew 90. Over 11,000 active satellites orbit Earth as of 2025, with Starlink alone operating about 7,500.
Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

The global space economy hit $570 billion in 2023, with private ventures making up 78%. SpaceX launched nearly 100 missions that year, accounting for 95% of U.S. orbital launches. Investors have put $347.9 billion into 2,197 space startups since 2009. Virgin Galactic began commercial suborbital flights in 2023, charging $450,000 per seat.
Inside the Billionaire Space Tourist Boom: History, Players, Prices, and the Future of Commercial Spaceflight

Inside the Billionaire Space Tourist Boom: History, Players, Prices, and the Future of Commercial Spaceflight

Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in April 2001, paying about $20 million for a week on the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz. The U.S. passed the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act in 2004, setting FAA rules for private launches. By 2025, over 60 private individuals have flown to space as paying passengers or guests, with ticket prices for orbital missions reaching $55 million per seat.
16 June 2025

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  • Soybeans Close Mixed on Tuesday as Planting Progress Accelerates
    April 29, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT. Soybeans finished Tuesday with front-month futures down 1 to 4¼ cents, while deferred contracts edged slightly higher. The national average cash soybean price dipped to $11.15 per bushel. Soymeal futures declined by 40 to 150 cents, and soy oil futures rose by 50 to 112 points. Crush margins, a key profitability measure in soybean processing, hit an all-time high of 3.68 using the Chicago Board of Trade formula. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 23% of the U.S. soybean crop planted by April 26, surpassing the 12% average pace. Key states like Illinois and Indiana showed notably faster planting progress. Brazilian soybean export estimates for April were lowered slightly to 15.87 million metric tons. Market watchers will track planting advances amid mixed weather forecasts.

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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 29.04.2026

29 April 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 29, 2026, 1:06 AM EDT Soybeans Close Mixed on Tuesday as Planting Progress Accelerates April 29, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT. Soybeans finished Tuesday with front-month futures down 1 to 4¼ cents, while deferred contracts edged slightly higher. The national average cash soybean price dipped to $11.15 per bushel. Soymeal futures declined by 40 to 150 cents, and soy oil futures rose by 50 to 112 points. Crush margins, a key profitability measure in soybean processing, hit an all-time high of 3.68 using the Chicago Board of Trade formula. The U.S.
AST SpaceMobile Stock’s May 11 Moment: FCC Win Meets BlueBird 7 Reality

AST SpaceMobile Stock’s May 11 Moment: FCC Win Meets BlueBird 7 Reality

29 April 2026
AST SpaceMobile will hold its first-quarter update call on May 11 after winning FCC approval to deploy a 248-satellite constellation for direct-to-device service. Shares fell 6.8% Tuesday, following the loss of its BlueBird 7 satellite in a failed launch. The company expects insurance to cover the loss and is targeting 45 satellites in orbit by end-2026. Investors are watching launch progress and commercial service timing.
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