Author: Ross Wilkers|| Date Published: March 3, 2016
The GovCon Index held steady in positive territory throughout the trading session Thursday to close at a gain of 0.487 points to 73.711 as U.S. markets anticipated Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department.
Investors also looked at data that showed weekly jobless claims at 278, 000 and factory orders climbed 1.6 percent in January with durable good orders that month revised to 4.7-percent growth from the prior 4.9-percent reading, CNBC reported.
Crude oil futures in New York settled down a nominal 9 cents to $34.57 a barrel, but energy shares in the S&P 500 composite index climbed during afternoon trade, according to CNBC.
Antenna Research Associates has appointed Jay Abendroth, a seasoned defense electronics executive, as chief growth officer to lead business development…
Precise Systems has appointed Michael “Mike” Risik as vice president of business development. The Lexington Park, Maryland-based company said Wednesday Risik will…
Aerospace and defense technology company Merlin has closed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisition company…
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a potential $212.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide operations and maintenance services for a relocatable over-the-horizon…
The GovCon Index held steady in positive territory throughout the trading session Thursday to close at a gain of 0.487 points to 73.711 as U.S. markets anticipated Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department.
