State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) News
Track canonical SquawkNews coverage tagged to XAR, State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF. This hub brings together deduplicated headlines about alpaca us equities, markets catalysts, earnings, analyst actions, and wider market events so traders can review how a developing story changed over time. It contains 8 indexed stories across 8 publication days and is ordered by the same first-publication timeline used by LiveCast.
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Defense Stocks Enter Bear Market, Hit Longest Losing Streak on Record
The Iran war should have been a tailwind for defense stocks. Instead, the sector is living through the longest losing streak in its history. The State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE: XAR ) has closed lower
LIVE | Sep 29, 2026, 03:11 PM UTC
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Investors are betting on bigger Pentagon budgets. So why are defense stocks struggling?
INVESTORS ARE BETTING ON BIGGER PENTAGON BUDGETS. SO WHY ARE DEFENSE STOCKS STRUGGLING?The outlook for U.S. defense spending has rarely looked stronger. Global conflicts, rising security threats and bipartisan support fo
NEWS | Sep 23, 2026, 03:02 PM UTC
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Aerospace & Defense ETF XAR breaks below year-long range
The equal-weight Aerospace & Defense ETF AMEX:XAR fell back to roughly the same levels as nearly a year ago. XAR broke below a year-long trading range after consolidating between roughly the prior levels.
EQUITY | Sep 10, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC
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Xaar announces Flashforge launch of CJ270 desktop 3D printer
Xaar says its customer Flashforge has launched the CJ270 desktop 3D printer, following anticipation cited at Xaar’s August interim results.
EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 07:31 AM UTC
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Pentagon Commits Over $135 Billion to Patriot Missiles, Nuclear Submarines as Trump Pressures Defense Contractors to Ramp Up Production
The Pentagon committed more than $135 billion on Wednesday to accelerate Patriot interceptor and nuclear-submarine production as President Donald Trump presses defense contractors to expand factories and prioritize outpu
EARNINGS | Jul 30, 2026, 08:13 AM UTC
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NATO's $40 Billion Counter-Drone Push Puts These Defense ETFs in Focus
NATO’s latest push to strengthen its drone and counter-drone capabilities is shining a spotlight on a fast-growing corner of the defense industry—and the ETFs positioned to benefit. The alliance recently unveiled a new i
RATES | Jul 18, 2026, 02:46 PM UTC
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Trump Returns For Greenland’s Riches, ‘We Stupidly Gave It Back’
President Donald Trump used a NATO summit in Ankara to put Greenland back at the center of U.S. foreign policy. After several quiet months, Trump revived a dispute with Denmark, recasting the Arctic island as a security
MNA | Jul 08, 2026, 04:49 PM UTC
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Kratos Rallies as Air Defense Demand Drives Fresh Contract Win
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS ) shares traded higher on Thursday after the company secured an approximately $36 million sole-source contract for a new air defense missile system. Kratos Wins Air
RATES | Jul 02, 2026, 03:16 PM UTC