aerospace

On Friday, an asteroid about half of the size of a football field will be as close as 17,000 miles from Earth, according to Space.com. Asteroid 2012 DA14 is barreling toward the Earth at about 50,000-60,000 miles per hour as it arrives at approximately 2:24 pm EST. Before you conjure up images...

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...

Shares of Hi-Shear Technology Corp. (HSR) rose 58.5 percent during intraday trade on Wednesday, after the aerospace equipment manufacturer announced that it has a definitive merger agreement with UK’s Chemring Group PLC (LSE: CHR). Hi-Shear Technology’s shareholders will receive cash $19.18 for...