BlackRock's Larry Fink warned a data center moratorium could trigger a recession
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This report is about Defense. Names like LMT and RTX typically gain because defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises.
Directly affected
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
- LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
BlackRock's Larry Fink warned a data center moratorium could trigger a recession Quartz
Source: Quartz
Defense
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought BlackRock (BLK), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Jul 2026. That is 75 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Richard Dean McCormick sold BlackRock (BLK), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Jul 2026. That is 76 days before publication. Filed 14 Aug 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 21 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 21 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 27 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Boeing (BA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 20 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Boeing (BA) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 13 Aug 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 1 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Boeing (BA) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 13 Aug 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 1 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Richard Dean McCormick sold L3Harris Technologies (LHX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Jul 2026. That is 76 days before publication. Filed 14 Aug 2026. View the filing.
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How solid the defense case looks
12 out of 100
“BlackRock's Larry Fink warned a data center moratorium could trigger a recession” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.