The GovCon Index showed a nominal gain of 0.076 points to 69.839 Thursday as investors with interest in the defense and government contracting industries digested a new round of earnings statements from more of the sector’s largest companies. Thursday’s close represents the Index’s second straight day that ended below 70 and extend...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 1.35% to 71.466. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices also posted significant gains at 1.33%, 2.66% and 2.03%, respectively. West Texas Intermediate crude oil also went up over 9% to close at $32.20. Top GovCon Index Gainers Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change...
The GovCon Index closed up 1.35% to 71.466 as all US markets showed significant gains. The DJIA closed at 16, 093.51 up 1.33%, the S&P ended the day positive at 1, 906.90 up 2.03%, and the NASDAQ increased 2.66% to 4, 591.18. Global Oil prices all increased with WTI crude up over 9% to close at $32.20....
The GovCon Index attempted a recovery from steep morning and midday losses as Monday’s closing bell approached after another volatile day for U.S. markets but ended at a loss of 0.531 points to 73.407. Both the GovCon Index and S&P 500 composite index were down a full percentage point in mid-afternoon before a swing into...
The GovCon Index closed Friday at a 1.181-percent drop to 73.739 and ended the week with a loss of 4.31 percent. The S&P 500 composite index joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq index in correction territory with a decline of 1.08 percent Friday. Top GovCon Index Gainers Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Ch...
The GovCon Index failed to hold momentum from a strong open Friday and closed at a decline of 1.181 percent to 73.739, which extends its current stretch of losses to three trading days. For the week, the Index recorded a loss of 4.31 percent and is down 6.27 percent from its Dec. 1, 2015 close...
Gary Slack, former president and chief operating officer of QinetiQ North America, has been appointed president and chief executive at Tysons, Virginia-based government services contractor XLA. The more than 30-year GovCon veteran will be responsible for implementing the company’s growth strategies and succeeds founder and former CEO Lloy...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2016 ” Blackboard has hired Bill Ballhaus, formerly president and CEO of SRA International, to chair its board of directors and serve as president and CEO, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. Ballhaus brings senior leadership experience from his previous work at SRA, DynCorp International, BAE Systems, Boeing (...
The GovCon Index suffered a reversal from the prior day’s gain Wednesday to close at a decline of 0.7 points — or 0.910 percent — to 76.185 as U.S. investors reacted to more oil price declines and showed continued concerns about China’s economy. The S&P 500 plunged 1.31 percent to close at the 1, 990...
Leigh Palmer and Christian Marrone have joined CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) as intelligence group vice president and government relations chief, respectively. Palmer most recently served as VP of national information technology mission solutions within BAE Systems‘ intelligence and security business, CSRA said Monday. “Her experience managing ...
