How to play the defense sector: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX

Boeing Freezes Hiring as Crisis Deepens

Bancroft names Boeing (BA) as one of the top holdings of Gabelli”s Aerospace and Defense ETF (GCAD) and says the fund likes Northrop Grumman (NOC), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and RTX Corp (RTX), formerly known as formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation.

Live Nation Is the Company Consumers Love to Hate. But Investors Love It.

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A transaction could happen within the next few years, according to Chris Marangi, co-chief investment officer of value at Gabelli Funds. Liberty Media is a major holding of the Gabelli Media Mogul fund. Marangi said in an email to Barron’s that a Liberty Live/Live Nation merger “has always been the endgame.”

NVDA Earnings ”Going to be Fireworks,” Blackwell to Ignite Flame

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John Belton expects Nvidia’s (NVDA) after hours earnings report to turn into a market-moving event. He points to the company’s Blackwell chips as the center of investor focus. John also discusses Supermicro (SMCI) and the opportunity other chip distributors can take if the company hits more accounting snags.

Pfizer names oncology head Chris Boshoff as R&D chief

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Daniel Barasa, research analyst at investment firm Gabelli Funds, said it was somewhat surprising that Pfizer chose an internal candidate for the role ‘given recent activist pressure looking for fresh perspectives in the leadership ranks.’””

Data centers, EVs, crypto: Investor picks

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At Charles Schwab”s Impact event, Gabelli Funds Co-CIO Chris Marangi joins Yahoo Finance’s Rachelle Akuffo and Robert Powell to discuss alternative ways to invest in AI beyond Nvidia (NVDA).

Walmart Earnings Growth Accelerates Amid These Q3 Highlights

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Justin McAuliffe, a Gabelli Funds research analyst, called growth outside the grocery and household consumables aisles ‘the highlight of this quarter.’” Sales of general merchandise grew in the low single digits even as prices deflated by 4%