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The Wall Street Journal· 2026-04-08 14:15
From @WSJopinion: Europe is getting serious about its defenses and bearing much more of the burden for Ukraine. The U.S. needs to pick up its military spending too.https://t.co/IBvXlRUTgN ...
$1.5T for war as voters feel the squeeze… is Trump trying to lose the midterms?
MSNBC· 2026-04-06 17:43
Investopedia Editor-in-chief Caleb Silver talks about Donald Trump requesting $1.5 trillion dollars in military spending for the 2027 fiscal year. Silver says the higher prices caused by the war with Iran are likely to anger voters ahead of this fall's midterm elections. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context a ...
Trump to Americans after requesting $1.5 trillion military budget: “We can’t take care of daycare”
MSNBC· 2026-04-05 11:35
FIVE WEEKS INTO THE IRAN WAR, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ALREADY ASKING FOR EVEN MORE MILITARY FUNDING. LIKE A WHOLE LOT MORE. THIS WEEK, THE WHITE HOUSE REQUESTED 1 .5 $5 trillion for defense in the 2027 fiscal year.If approved, it would set military spending at the highest level in modern history. And how does Trump sell this historic defense spending to the American public. By telling Americans about all of the safety net services, they will lose because of it.We can't take care of daycare. We're a big count ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-05 02:35
RT Daniel McAdams (@DanielLMcAdams)Trump is going to get thousands of Americans killed for nothing. He will kill many more thousands of Iranians - mostly civilians.And at the end, the end is inevitable: America's Suez moment. We've been cosplaying as a superpower for decades and our bluff has now been called.Americans should demand to know why they are being robbed by the trillions each year for "military spending" while our military is stuck in a time warp - determined to re-fight WWII against 21st century ...
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CNN· 2026-04-03 14:16
The White House is seeking roughly $1.5 trillion for defense as part of a fiscal 2027 budget request – a proposal that would boost military spending to its highest point in modern history as the Trump administration wages its war with Iran. https://t.co/boH1xpoOz7 https://t.co/LN2wESJJKi ...
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Watcher.Guru· 2026-04-03 01:40
RT Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump to unveil $1.5 trillion defense budget, the largest yearly US military spending increase since World War II, Reuters reports. ...
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GEM HUNTER 💎· 2026-04-02 15:00
RT Remarks (@remarks)JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump proposes major military spending increase in 2027 with cuts to healthcare and other domestic agencies, Bloomberg reports. ...
Should You Buy Lockheed Martin While It's Up 26% in 2026?
The Motley Fool· 2026-03-28 00:17
Core Viewpoint - Lockheed Martin has shown strong performance in a volatile market, with shares up over 26% in 2026, significantly outperforming broader market indexes [1] Financial Performance - Lockheed Martin's market capitalization has increased from $104 billion to $144 billion over the past 12 months [4] - The company's backlog stands at $194 billion, with sales growing 6% year over year and free cash flow exceeding expectations [2] - The stock's trailing P/E ratio is approaching 30, indicating potential overvaluation [4] Dividend and Valuation - Lockheed Martin offers a dividend yield of 2.15%, appealing to investors seeking stable growth and income [2][5] - Despite rising valuation metrics, the company's guidance for 2026 suggests a sales growth rate of 5% and segment operating growth of 25% [4] Market Outlook - The future growth of Lockheed Martin is closely tied to military spending, with the Trump administration proposing a defense budget of up to $1.5 trillion for 2027, a significant increase from $900 billion in 2026 [3]
‘$200 billion is really just a down payment’: The true cost of the Iran War
MSNBC· 2026-03-22 17:35
Donald Trump posted on his social media site yesterday afternoo quote, we're getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great military efforts in the Middle East. The Hormuz strait will have to be guarded and policed as necessary by other nations who use it. The United States does not, end quote.In a report in Axios, a U .S. official downplayed the idea of winding down the war with Iran, by the way. Quote, he just said we are getting close.In the meantime, the U .S. militar ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-03-22 08:23
RT THE ISLANDER (@IslanderWORLD)🇺🇸💸 $25 billion in twenty days. $1.3 billion every single day. And the Pentagon wants $200 billion more which at this burn rate buys them until mid-August, at which point they’ll be back with another bill for a war that was supposed to be over in a maximum of 4 weeks, fought by an enemy that was supposed to have run out of missiles by day three.The United States is running a $1.7 trillion annual deficit on a $39 trillion national debt, with unfunded liabilities at circa $200 ...