AVAV $144.65 -1.10% ▼ BA $212.25 +0.90% ▲ BAH $72.80 -0.95% ▼ CACI $623.61 -1.06% ▼ CW $566.75 -0.35% ▼ GD $359.39 -1.79% ▼ HEI $325.48 -0.37% ▼ HII $285.93 -2.08% ▼ HWM $259.27 -0.85% ▼ IRDM $47.21 +1.42% ▲ KBR $36.82 -1.89% ▼ KTOS $47.82 -0.58% ▼ LDOS $133.05 -0.86% ▼ LHX $256.45 -2.08% ▼ LMT $525.28 -1.36% ▼ MRCY $82.42 -2.45% ▼ NOC $514.98 -2.09% ▼ PLTR $174.33 -4.44% ▼ RTX $200.79 -0.65% ▼ SAIC $126.75 +0.20% ▲ TDG $1,162.05 +0.36% ▲ TXT $79.07 -0.38% ▼ AVAV $144.65 -1.10% ▼ BA $212.25 +0.90% ▲ BAH $72.80 -0.95% ▼ CACI $623.61 -1.06% ▼ CW $566.75 -0.35% ▼ GD $359.39 -1.79% ▼ HEI $325.48 -0.37% ▼ HII $285.93 -2.08% ▼ HWM $259.27 -0.85% ▼ IRDM $47.21 +1.42% ▲ KBR $36.82 -1.89% ▼ KTOS $47.82 -0.58% ▼ LDOS $133.05 -0.86% ▼ LHX $256.45 -2.08% ▼ LMT $525.28 -1.36% ▼ MRCY $82.42 -2.45% ▼ NOC $514.98 -2.09% ▼ PLTR $174.33 -4.44% ▼ RTX $200.79 -0.65% ▼ SAIC $126.75 +0.20% ▲ TDG $1,162.05 +0.36% ▲ TXT $79.07 -0.38% ▼
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Palantir Shares Slip as Market Watchers Weigh What Comes Next

Palantir Shares Slip as Market Watchers Weigh What Comes Next Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) traded lower in Thursday’s session, with shares changing hands at $174.33, down 4.44% from the prior close of $182.43. The move leaves the Denver-based data analytics company with a market capitalization of roughly $439.7 billion — a valuation that keeps it […]

Sep 7, 2026
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L3Harris Completes Initial Deliveries of Self-Protection Systems for Allied F-16 Fleets

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Sep 7, 2026
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Space Exposure in Focus: Established Contractor L3Harris Contrasts with Emerging Rival AST SpaceMobile

Space Exposure in Focus: Established Contractor L3Harris Contrasts with Emerging Rival AST SpaceMobile A recent commentary from The Motley Fool weighing L3Harris Technologies against AST SpaceMobile has drawn attention to two very different ways investors can gain exposure to the growing space economy: through a diversified defence prime with an established space portfolio, or through […]

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Palantir’s August Surge: A 51% Monthly Gain Capped by a Sharper Pullback

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Sep 7, 2026
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ARK Invest Adds Rocket Lab and Block While Trimming Palantir in Weekly Portfolio Moves

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Sep 7, 2026
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Palantir Shares Retreat After PwC Partnership Rally Fades

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