Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Space Race: The Top Players In A Market That Could Be Worth $1.4 Trillion By 2030

Bank of America is out with a guide to the commercial space market and the major companies involved.The Space Market: Bank of America's Ronald J. Epstein believes the commercial space market will hit $1.4 trillion by 2030. Epstein cites increased defense spending, growth in satellites, space tourism and resource extraction as ways the industry can grow.The space market was worth $414.8 billion in 2018, with government spending of $85.5 billion making up 21% of the total.Bank of America tracks 23 aerospace and defense companies and listed 14 of them in the report that had some exposure to the space industry.The Pure-Play Companies: "Pure play space companies tend to be private, most aerospace and defense companies under our coverage have some exposure to the space industry," Epstein wrote in a note.Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) was assigned a Street-high price target of $35 by Epstein on Monday. This came as he sees the...

United Airlines pilots avert layoffs, other workers hope for bailout

United Airlines' pilots voted on Monday to accept a deal that would avert 2,850 furloughs set for Thursday, while thousands of other U.S. airline employees are hoping Congress will extend federal aid to save their jobs. An initial $25 billion government bailout that covered airlines' payrolls and protected jobs for six months expires on Sept. 30, driving a fervent last-minute push by the industry for Congress to agree on a fresh stimulus package. Chicago-based United has already put in motion steps to furlough around 12,000 frontline employees, excluding pilots, on Thursday, officials said....

Hedge Funds Are Dumping BP plc (BP)

The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 823 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […]...