Lockheed, Boeing, top-ranked in contracts; Halliburton moves up

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The top five defense contractors, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. have maintained their respective ranking order in 2004 in terms of dollar amount of U.S. defense contracts each firm received, but Halliburton Co., has moved up a notch. Halliburton Co. and United Technologies Corp. (UTC) have switched places, with Halliburton rising to sixth place and UTC dropping to seventh position.

Oil and Gas Field Services, Petroleum services industry, Halliburton Co., HAL

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Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop still the largest contractors

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The Department of Defense (DOD) survey has showed that Lockheed Martin Corp., The Boeing Co., Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Corp. continued to occupy the top five positions in the ranking of defense contractors in 2005. A UK firm has penetrated the top 10 contractors listing for the first time, with BAE Systems taking seventh place with $5.6 billion of contracts captured.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Surveys, Electronics industry, Defense industry, Raytheon Co., Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp., GD, United States. Department of Defense, Defence industry

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Boeing raises dividend; Lockheed, Northrop, Raytheon advance

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The Boeing Co. increased its quarterly stock dividend 17.6 percent to 20 cents per share as compared to the previous level of 17 cents a share. This rise in share prices has helped the company to drive its stocks up by 89 cents to $43.58, which is a 2 percent gain on a day.

Securities issued, listed, Securities, Company securities

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