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XOM signs MoU with Libya's NOC, marking its return to the country to explore offshore hydrocarbon resources.

The market is shaping up to have a solid August. Tariff risks aside, the underlying economic fundamentals remain healthy, supporting an outlook for earnings growth, and capital returns continue to flow.

ORLANDO, Fla. , July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Red 6, a hardware-enabled software company revolutionizing military flight training, today announced its partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) on the Beacon™ initiative – Northrop Grumman's open-access next-generation testbed ecosystem designed to rapidly deliver new autonomous mission capabilities.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, a leading developer of assured, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced an agreement with Northrop Grumman to integrate the Merlin Pilot onto its next-generation testbed ecosystem, Beacon™. Unveiled in June 2025, Beacon™ is designed to accelerate the development of autonomous mission capabilities by providing an open-access environment where technology partners like Merlin can test, validate, and refine their systems in alignment wi.

NOC, RTX, and LMT top earnings estimates in Q2, highlighting strength in the booming Aerospace & Defense sector. Tap ETFs like ITA, PPA and XAR.

BAESY and NOC are both gaining from rising defense demand-but one is pulling ahead in growth and stock performance.

Northrop Grumman NOC reported second-quarter revenue of $10.35 billion, up 1% on a year-over-year basis, beating analyst estimates of $10.11 billion.

Shares of Northrop Grumman Corporation  NOC are trading slightly lower on Wednesday. This comes after yesterday's breakout.

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Northrop Soars 10:53 am by Eric Bleeker It’s a tale of two defense stocks today as Northrop raises full year targets and is up 8.4%. Meanwhile, Lockheed affirmed full year revenue and cash flow and shares are down 6.4%. Executive Team Quotes 7:27 am by Eric Bleeker “The Northrop Grumman team delivered a strong second quarter, with increased sales and outstanding operating performance.” – Kathy Warden “We continue to see growing demand globally for our broad range of product offerings, which resulted in 18% international sales growth in the quarter.” – Kathy Warden “With confidence in our team and our ability to deliver for our customers, we are increasing our full-year guidance for segment operating income, EPS and free cash flow.” – Kathy Warden Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) reported this morning and investors like what they see. In premarket tradin

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Lockheed Down 6.4% 10:54 am by Eric Bleeker Lockheed shares are down 6.4% in morning trading. Extra salt in the wounds of Lockheed investors comes compliments of Northrop Grumman, which is up more than 8% today after it raised full-year profitability targets. One concerning issue for Lockheed is their Q2 charge is for cost overruns and performance issues on a classified aeronautics program. That presented “one-time” charges for this quarter, but could also be an ominous sign for the future. It appears investors are betting that what we saw in Q2 speaks to more risk for Lockheed in the future. More Details on Lockheed's Earnings 8:36 am by Eric Bleeker LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation Q2’25 Earnings Highlights: Net EPS: $1.46 ; DOWN 79% YoY Revenue: $18.2B (Est. N/A) ; UP 0.6% YoY Net Income: $342M ; DOWN 79% YoY Adj. Gross Margin: N/A Free Cash Flow: $(150)M Returned Cash to Sharehold