Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post

Published 10 Oct 2026, 07:33 UTC. Updated 10 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTC.

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Directly affected

No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
RTX RTX
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
PPA INVESCO AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF
GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
WAR U.S. GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY AND AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF
GA selected WAR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
LMT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RTX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GD	+0.12%	-1.46%	—	+1.14%	+0.35%	+0.99%	+1.70%
ITA	+0.06%	-1.47%	—	-0.28%	-1.26%	-1.17%	+0.09%
BA	+1.20%	-1.13%	—	-0.50%	-2.05%	-3.08%	-0.90%
LHX	+0.02%	-1.37%	—	+0.50%	-0.97%	+0.23%	+1.50%
HII	+0.73%	-1.48%	—	-0.20%	-2.61%	-0.05%	+1.02%
PPA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WAR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: jpost.com

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) since “Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post,” compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +0.73%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +2.20% difference versus the market.

Company	When	Move	Status
BA	that day	-0.50%	final price
BA	the next day	-2.05%	final price
BA	two days later	-3.08%	final price
BA	three days later	-0.90%	final price
BA	three days earlier	-1.13%	final price
BA	five days earlier	+1.20%	final price
GD	that day	+1.14%	final price
GD	the next day	+0.35%	final price
GD	two days later	+0.99%	final price
GD	three days later	+1.70%	final price
GD	three days earlier	-1.46%	final price
GD	five days earlier	+0.12%	final price
HII	that day	-0.20%	final price
HII	the next day	-2.61%	final price
HII	two days later	-0.05%	final price
HII	three days later	+1.02%	final price
HII	three days earlier	-1.48%	final price
HII	five days earlier	+0.73%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	that day	-0.28%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	the next day	-1.26%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	two days later	-1.17%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	three days later	+0.09%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	three days earlier	-1.47%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	five days earlier	+0.06%	final price
LHX	that day	+0.50%	final price
LHX	the next day	-0.97%	final price
LHX	two days later	+0.23%	final price
LHX	three days later	+1.50%	final price
LHX	three days earlier	-1.37%	final price
LHX	five days earlier	+0.02%	final price

ITA

SPY

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 “Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ITA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf
In “Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post,” Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
WAR U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf
In “Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post,” U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf (WAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected WAR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post” reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

“Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post” (10 Oct 2026) reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) through this story.

What ties IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) to the headline is this: GA selected ITA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA): GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) price range

ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. PPA traded between 151.56 and 162.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.07. WAR traded between 27.98 and 32.67 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.45.

A simple score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

27 out of 100

“Grapevine : In defense of taxpayers | The Jerusalem Post” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.