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Trump, Defense Stocks and Military Spending

Trump Sends Shockwave Through Defense Stocks, Says Military Spending Could Be Halved

President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that U.S. military spending could be cut in half. Shares of defense firms dropped on the news. Selling continued on Friday. “We’re going to spend a lot less money,

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Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved

Shares of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were under pressure after President Donald Trump raised the idea of large cuts to defense spending.

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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.

Hegseth Tells Europe to Spend on Defence

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Brussels to exempt defence spending from EU budget constraints

The European Commission will propose exempting defence from EU limits on government spending, the head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday, amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for Europe to finance its own defence.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

Hegseth Tells Europe to Spend on Defence as US' Presence on Continent May Not Be Forever

European countries need to invest now in defence because it is not possible to assume that the United States' presence on the continent will last forever, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday during a visit to Warsaw.

Yahoo · 11h

Europe can't assume US troop presence 'will last forever': Hegseth

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.

defense spending, European Commission and escape clause

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Republicans propose at least $100 billion in extra defense spending in the next decade

Congressional Republicans are pushing for at least $100 billion in additional defense spending during the next decade to boost the military’s budget and advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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EU proposes a defense spending boost with escape clause

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasized that the European Union must increase defense spending. She announced plans to propose an escape clause within the stability pact,

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EU Commission to activate fiscal escape clause to boost defence spending

The EU Commission will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments, Ursula von der Leyen announced in Munich. "This will allow Member states to substantially increase their defence expenditure,

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Republicans advance plans to raise military spending by at least $100B amid concerns budget cuts could affect veterans

Republicans are moving closer to their goal of raising defense spending by at least $100 billion in the next decade as two ...

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Military Spending Is on the Rise and This Country Has Increased Its Spend by 802%

From the Middle East to Europe, large-scale violent conflicts have broken out on multiple fronts in recent years. Against the ...

Pentagon's Hegseth sees growth in defense spending despite Musk review

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he wanted to increase overall U.S. defense spending and played down ...

Defense officials prep lists of military cuts ahead of DOGE arrival

Pentagon officials are reportedly offering up lists of weaponry that can be cut from military spending in preparation for massive cuts to its budget by the new Department of Government Efficiency.

Starmer told his defence budget ‘won’t touch the sides’

Military chiefs have warned Sir Keir Starmer that the Government’s defence spending plans “won’t touch the sides”, Whitehall ...

Munich Security Conference Live: Vance attacks Europe on immigration, defense spending, and says free speech 'in retreat'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Europe will have to unite around Ukraine so it can protect itself.

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European Commission to Tweak Fiscal Rules to Boost EU Defense Spending

Member states will be allowed to substantially increase defense spending without exceeding deficit caps, Ursula von der Leyen ...

World Defense Spending Soars as Ukraine War Continues, IISS says

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine pushed military spending worldwide to $2.46 trillion in 2024, representing a 7.4% ...

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