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Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs

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Covered by 2 outlets: Yahoo Finance, The Des Moines Register.

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Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-3.0% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds aerospace and defense makers. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • GE GE Aerospace-5.4% 30d

    GE Aerospace (electronic and other electrical equipment (no computer equip)): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace-13.3% 30d

    Howmet Aerospace (rolling drawing and extruding of nonferrous metals): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • TDG TransDigm Group+3.4% 30d

    TransDigm Group (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • BA The Boeing-14.7% 30d

    The Boeing (aircraft): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • DAL Delta Air Lines-2.9% 30d

    Delta flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings+1.0% 16d

    United flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
GE-4.44%-0.15%base+4.62%after closeafter closeafter close
HWM-2.50%-2.02%base+6.85%after closeafter closeafter close
TDG-1.53%-0.79%base+5.75%after closeafter closeafter close
BANo price data for this ticker———————
DAL-1.19%+0.26%base+4.10%after closeafter closeafter close
UAL-3.41%-0.75%base+4.80%after closeafter closeafter close

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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Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

The price since 2 Nov 2026: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Delta Air Lines (DAL)that day+4.10%final price
Delta Air Lines (DAL)three days earlier+0.26%final price
Delta Air Lines (DAL)five days earlier-1.19%final price
General Electric (GE)that day+4.62%final price
General Electric (GE)three days earlier-0.15%final price
General Electric (GE)five days earlier-4.44%final price
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)that day+6.85%final price
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)three days earlier-2.02%final price
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)five days earlier-2.50%final price
TransDigm Group (TDG)that day+5.75%final price
TransDigm Group (TDG)three days earlier-0.79%final price
TransDigm Group (TDG)five days earlier-1.53%final price
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)that day+4.80%final price
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)three days earlier-0.75%final price
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)five days earlier-3.41%final price

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Who gains and who loses around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds aerospace and defense makers. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • GE General Electric

    In “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs,” General Electric (GE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GE Aerospace (electronic and other electrical equipment (no computer equip)): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace

    Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs.” Reason on file: Howmet Aerospace (rolling drawing and extruding of nonferrous metals): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • TDG TransDigm Group

    In “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs,” TransDigm Group (TDG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: TransDigm Group (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • BA Boeing

    Boeing (BA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs.” Reason on file: The Boeing (aircraft): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    In “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs,” Delta Air Lines (DAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Delta flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings

    United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs.” Reason on file: United flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

The 2 Nov 2026 story “Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs” names IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) because of this story.

The link for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is this: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds aerospace and defense makers. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

General Electric (GE) is here too. Its reason reads: GE Aerospace (electronic and other electrical equipment (no computer equip)): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

Price levels for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

GE traded between 278.37 and 321.11 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 301.81. HWM traded between 183.52 and 232.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 199.30. ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 209.72.

How strong the case is around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

54 out of 100

“Collins Aerospace, largest employer in Cedar Rapids, announces layoffs” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 7 linked companies.