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This weekend in Barron's online: part two of the Barron's 2015 roundtable, where to find gains as profits slow down, the Barron's forecasting contest winner, as well as the prospects for Ameriprise Financial, Oracle, Union Pacific, Remy International and more. Cover Story "Getting Down to Business...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Tech and Internet giants will be stepping into the earnings spotlight, with forecasts calling for profit growth from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) but shrinking profits from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN),...

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) and Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) are three of the best-known names in the aerospace and defense industries. Management has recently provided insight into prospects for each company and also for the industries going...

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after Wednesday's decline on strong earnings reports from Caterpillar and 3M. Also, U.S. data showed a decline in Americans filing for jobless benefits. The bullish sentiment on Wall Street may have been spoiled by fresh reports of a doctor who recently returned...

U.S. stocks reversed early morning gains following a fatal shooting of a Canadian soldier in the nation's capital and a subsequent gunfight inside Canada's Parliament. Declining oil prices was also cited as a factor for the poor performance in equities on Wednesday following the release...

U.S. markets began the week on a negative note after markets sold off in the final two hours of trading on no major news catalyst. The S&P 500 fell through its 200-day moving average of 1,905, a key technical level for fundamental investors and traders. The last time the index broke its 200...

As earning season slowly kicks in to gear, Myles Walton of Deutsche Bank previewed the Aerospace and Defense sector in a note to clients on Thursday. Commercial aero stocks are down five percent year to date on average while defense stocks have risen 13 percent versus a 5-percent gain in the S...

U.S. stocks tumbled with the three major indices each shedding more than 1.5 percent as global economic growth concerns surfaced. The IMF lowered its global growth forecast for 2014 to 3.3 percent from a previous 3.4 percent. The agency also lowered its 2015 global growth projections to 3.8...

Defense budget priorities may be nudging The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) out of the jet fighter business. Will the current trend, which favors rivals such as Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), impact investors of the aerospace giant? Not really. Friendly Skies Lockheed, which derives a...

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) co-founder Elon Musk has received a lot of attention for his dedication to space exploration. Few realize that a similar enterprise, Blue Origin, was also started by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos. The project has remained a mystery for...

Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (NYSE: BUD) is looking to finance a near $122 billion takeover bid for rival SABMiller plc (LON: SAB), something that would bring the world’s two largest brewers together. Reuters reported that although Anheuser Busch hasn’t formally begun negotiations with...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has bounced nicely after setting a new short-term low in early August. At worst, the bulls are hoping for a continued rally to the downside gap at $135. Boeing has been chopping around for most of 2014 with the net effect being a negative year-to-date performance....

This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook on U.S. equities for the rest of the year, how share buybacks benefit investors, as well as the prospects for Boeing, Multimedia Games and more. Cover Story "Wall Street Strategists See Stocks Steaming Ahead" by Vito J. Racanelli....

The defense sector has managed to influence members of Congress this year by spending nearly $62 million on lobbying activities. While not the biggest contributor to politicians from the business world, here are five companies that have spent the most during the 2013-2014 cycle. Lockheed...