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Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters

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When Exercise Panamax 2026 concluded in mid-August, Panamanian security leaders were impressed with the performance of the Corsair unmanned surface vessels that the U.S. Navy brought along with them.

Directly affected

  • WAT Waters

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500+1.6%

    The broad U.S. stock market

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond-1.8%

    Long-term U.S. government bonds

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ+2.3%

    Large technology stocks

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.3%

    Gold can move with the broad market

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
WAT-1.10%+1.43%base+0.87%+0.55%-0.17%+1.62%
SPY-0.55%+0.67%base+0.60%+0.54%+0.54%-0.55%
TLT-0.49%-0.76%base+0.12%+0.21%+0.62%+1.30%
QQQ+0.27%+1.62%base+0.50%-0.20%-0.52%-2.48%
GLD+0.41%+0.96%base+1.57%+0.93%+0.80%-0.70%

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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When Exercise Panamax 2026 concluded in mid-August, Panamanian security leaders were impressed with the performance of the Corsair unmanned surface vessels that the U.S. Navy brought along with them.

Source: U.S. Department of Defense

Waters (WAT) since “Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
GLDthat day+1.57%final price
GLDthe next day+0.93%final price
GLDtwo days later+0.80%final price
GLDthree days later-0.70%final price
GLDthree days earlier+0.96%final price
GLDfive days earlier+0.41%final price
QQQthat day+0.50%final price
QQQthe next day-0.20%final price
QQQtwo days later-0.52%final price
QQQthree days later-2.48%final price
QQQthree days earlier+1.62%final price
QQQfive days earlier+0.27%final price
SPYthat day+0.60%final price
SPYthe next day+0.54%final price
SPYtwo days later+0.54%final price
SPYthree days later-0.55%final price
SPYthree days earlier+0.67%final price
SPYfive days earlier-0.55%final price
TLTthat day+0.12%final price
TLTthe next day+0.21%final price
TLTtwo days later+0.62%final price
TLTthree days later+1.30%final price
TLTthree days earlier-0.76%final price
TLTfive days earlier-0.49%final price
Waters (WAT)that day+0.87%final price
Waters (WAT)the next day+0.55%final price
Waters (WAT)two days later-0.17%final price
Waters (WAT)three days later+1.62%final price
Waters (WAT)three days earlier+1.43%final price
Waters (WAT)five days earlier-1.10%final price

Members of Congress who traded Waters (WAT) near this story

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Who is named in “Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters”

Companies tied to this story

  • WAT Waters

    In “Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters,” Waters (WAT) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names WATERS CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to WAT

How “Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters” reaches Waters (WAT)

“Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters” (22 Oct 2026) reaches Waters (WAT) through this story.

Waters (WAT) is on the page because The reported development directly names WATERS CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to WAT

Dates in the story, and the Waters (WAT) price range

WAT traded between 402.14 and 459.63 across 3 sessions. The latest close on file is 457.59.

A simple score for Waters (WAT)

9 out of 100

“Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian Waters” scores 9 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, a +0.01% difference versus the S&P 500 (SPY), and 1 linked companies.