Spotlight On Defense

A Pentagon proposal to ax the Air Force’s entire fleet of A-10 Thunderbolts is receiving criticism from multiple fronts with questions over how the move will impact military bases and defense contractors.

Gun stocks are soaring once again, and the fight for the White House is expected to help fuel sales in 2016.

The hacktivist operation is the latest in a long line of threats against Western and capitalistic targets. 

The size of cyber attacks that aim to overwhelm websties with massive amounts of traffic surged nearly 700% in the first quarter, a new report reveals.

In a blow to the U.S. defense industry, Chinese hackers have reportedly stolen confidential details on highly-sensitive advanced weapons systems.

The networking gear market tumbled 18% and spooked related stocks by issuing a bleak second-quarter profit warning.

Military spending accounts for 22% of the Federal budget. Get insight into how that money is being spent.

Lockheed Martin will freeze its current pension plan for salaried workers in the U.S., detailing plans to begin moving those employees to a defined contribution program in 2016.

Friday was a huge day for the market. But did anything really change? Plus, is now the time to buy gun stocks?

Wall Street was higher on Monday as traders around the world grappled with the devastating terror attacks in France last week.

Concerns about the unpredictable fallout of a clash with Syria deepen on Wall Street following a speech by Secretary of State John Kerry Friday afternoon. • Kerry: Assad Unleashed 'Inconceivable' Horror • Read: U.S. Lays Out Evidence of Assad Chemical Weapon Use

Global financial exchanges like NYSE and Nasdaq are teaming up to protect against cyber attacks that could disrupt markets. 

The brokerage swapped its rating on the two, upping United Tech to 'buy' from 'neutral' and axing Boeing to 'neutral' from 'buy.'

Gunfire and explosions shook a Paris suburb early on Wednesday when French police raided an apartment where a Belgian Islamist militant suspected of masterminding last week's attacks in the French capital was possibly holed up.

In a major show of U.S. military firepower and know how, the U.S. Air Force just announced an EQ-4 Global Hawk completed its 500th flight, "marking the first time the unmanned aircraft reached the 500-sortie milestone .” 

The private equity firm appointed former CIA Director David Petraeus as chairman of the newly created KKR Global Institute.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said quarterly profit doubled to a record, reflecting a large gain on its stake in Kraft Heinz Co , while operating profit declined.

Small businesses are ripe targets for cyberattack, and indeed have been under siege for some time, whether they realize it or not. 

There is plenty of work to do when it comes to cybersecurity and liability protection, but we should take advantage of the tools already available. 

No, it's not a covert operation. U.S. spy agencies have a venture capital arm that gives them access to leading tech startups.