Author: Ross Wilkers|| Date Published: March 30, 2016
The GovCon Index extended its stretch of positive movement into a third full trading session Wednesday with a gain of 0.204 points to 74.334 as U.S. investors continued to gauge Tuesday’s comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on a potentially slower interest rate hike path for the central bank.
Falls Church, Virginia-based CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) rose 2.37 percent to $27.19 after Zack’s Investment Research upgraded the company’s shares from “hold” to “buy” in a note to investors.
Zack’s currently has the price objective for CSRA at $30 per share.
According to Bloomberg, futures traders have priced in near-zero percent odds of a rate increase at the Fed’s April meeting and 47 percent for a hike by November on Yellen’s speech that indicated the central bank seeks a “cautious” approach to monetary policy in light of a slowing global economy.
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 extended its stretch of positive movement into a third full trading session Wednesday with a gain of 0.204 points to 74.334 as U.S. investors continued to gauge Tuesday’s comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on a potentially slower interest rate hike path for the central bank.
