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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Aerospace and Defense</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-aerospace-and-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s new military strategy for the U.S. has the potential to ground aerospace and defense exchange traded funds, with the administration proposing hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts.
There are several major points against the sector to consider before regarding an aerospace and defense investment at the moment. Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aerospace and Defense ETFs Grounded as Pentagon Faces Cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/aerospace-and-defense-etfs-grounded-as-pentagon-faces-cuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aerospace  and defense exchange traded funds were lower Monday on reports the congressional &#8220;supercommittee&#8221; has failed to reach an agreement on lowering the deficit. Industry experts believe defense may see up  to $1 trillion in cuts if automatic spending reductions are triggered due to the supercommittee failure.
The PowerShares Aerospace and Defense (NYSEArca: PPA) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreamliner Puts Aerospace and Defense ETFs in Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing (NYSE: BA) has introduced the 787 Dreamliner, which the company hopes will mark a technological step forward in the way aircrafts are designed and manufactured. As the 787 takes off from Tokyo to Hong Kong later this month, can aerospace and defense sector exchange traded funds get a lift?
All Nippon Airways received the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget, Spending Concerns Ground Aerospace and Defense ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/budget-spending-concerns-ground-aerospace-and-defense-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aerospace and defense exchange traded funds have been hit hard by fears of budget cuts, but the ETFs may provide an efficient vehicle for investors who think the selling is overdone, investment researcher Morningstar says.
Over the past few months, concerns over the U.S. debt ceiling and budget shortfalls tell investors that there will be possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Aerospace and Defense ETFs Face Supply-Chain Pressures?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/will-aerospace-and-defense-etfs-face-supply-chain-pressures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The outlook for aerospace and defense sector exchange traded funds is weak due to supply-side problems that will likely emerge in coming years, according to a recent report.
Both iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace &#38; Defense (NYSEArca: ITA) and the PowerShares Aerospace &#38; Defense (NYSEArca: PPA) saw strength at the beginning of the year, but performance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Boeing Results Lift Aerospace and Defense ETFs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing (NYSE: BA) will drive the action Wednesday in exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in the aerospace and defense sectors following quarterly results from the Dow component.
The company before Wednesday’s opening bell reported first-quarter earnings of 78 cents a share on revenue of nearly $15 billion. Boeing reiterated its full-year outlook on revenue, earnings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Defense Spending Sees Change, Where Are ETFs?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/as-defense-spending-sees-change-where-are-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Budget cuts have affected defense spending, leaving only funds for current wars and not on revamping an aging arsenal.  With these cuts and current geopolitical events, what exactly could this mean for defense contracts and related exchange traded funds (ETFs)?
After the Cold War, U.S. military was used in humanitarian military interventions.  But since the war [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing Deal Lifts Aerospace &amp; Defense ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/boeing-deal-lifts-aerospace-defense-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, a big deal sent Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock jumping more than 2%, lifting aerospace and defense exchange traded funds (ETFs) along with it.
After the company won a $30 billion deal to build the U.S. Air Force&#8217;s aerial-refueling tankers, its stock rose to a nine-month high intraday, says MarketWatch. Although it cooled off at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 ETFs That Could Move on Obama&#8217;s Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/5-etfs-that-could-move-obamas-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama is out with a new budget. If it goes through, the impact could be ugly for some exchange traded funds (ETFs) and lovely for others.
The federal budget as Obama envisions it stands at $3.7 trillion for 2012, which a chunk of it going to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The rest of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sector ETFs to Play the State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/01/sector-etfs-play-state-union-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama touched upon the major problems that have crippled our nation and offered an essential directive to invest in our future. If Obama&#8217;s proposals become actualities, something that&#8217;s not necessarily a certainty, then the exchange traded funds (ETFs) below could make moves.
President Obama stressed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense ETFs: Government Cuts Back</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/01/defense-etfs-government-cuts-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the economy was punched in the gut, defense spending took a back seat to other pressing matters. Through it all, aerospace and defense exchange traded funds (ETFs) stood tall, but after yesterday&#8217;s cuts, will that continue?
On Thursday, the White House ordered the Pentagon to do away with nearly all spending growth for the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense ETFs Brace for Spending Cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/12/defense-etfs-brace-spending-cuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense has traditionally been a sector in which Republicans are loath to make cuts. But a prominent GOP member recently said cuts to defense are &#8220;on the table,&#8221; raising questions about what such cuts would mean for defense exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Concerns that defense spending would be slashed was enough to turn Goldman Sachs bearish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Defense ETFs Dodge the Pain of Cuts?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/can-defense-etfs-dodge-pain-cuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new arrivals on Capitol Hill are set on reducing the governments ballooning budget and defense spending may be in their target scope while old liberals and libertarians want to reduce the U.S. presence abroad. The question now is whether aerospace exchange traded funds (ETFs) can dodge a bullet.
California Republican Howard &#8220;Buck&#8221; McKeon is actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing&#8217;s Turnaround Could Lift Aerospace ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/10/boeings-turnaround-could-lift-aerospace-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boeing (NYSE: BA), a leading commercial aerospace supplier, got socked on two fronts in the financial crisis: commercial and defense spending. Now it&#8217;s ready to make a comeback, and aerospace exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be poised to benefit.
Boeing has a seven-year backlog of airliner production as well as the prospect of increasing margins as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense ETFs: Hit By Budget Reductions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government&#8217;s budget for its military program is growing year after year, but the Secretary of Defense is set on reducing costs and improving efficiency in its military projects. Aerospace and defense exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be in for some lean times as the government starts to tighten its belt.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. [...]]]></description>
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