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Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government

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Oxygen Forensics counted numerous U.S. government agencies among its customers but lied for years about who really controlled it, prosecutors allege.

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk

  • 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

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • WEAT Teucrium Wheat

    Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted

  • MOS Mosaic

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

  • CF CF Industries

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government,” Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD) is +0.08%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.15% over the same days, a -0.07% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • FTSD Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf

    Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government.” Reason on file: GA selected FTSD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: government. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • IBLC Ishares Blockchain And Tech Etf

    For “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government,” Ishares Blockchain And Tech Etf (IBLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IBLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • IDRV Ishares Self-Driving Ev & Tech Etf

    Ishares Self-Driving Ev & Tech Etf (IDRV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government.” Reason on file: GA selected IDRV as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • IHAK Ishares Cybersecurity & Tech Etf

    In “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government,” Ishares Cybersecurity & Tech Etf (IHAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IHAK as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • JTEK JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF

    JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF (JTEK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 25 Sep 2026 story “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government.” Reason on file: GA selected JTEK as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ORBX Global X Fds Space Tech Etf

    For “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government,” Global X Fds Space Tech Etf (ORBX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ORBX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD)

The 25 Sep 2026 story “Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government” names Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD) because of this story.

The link for Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD) is this: GA selected FTSD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: government. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Ishares Blockchain And Tech Etf (IBLC): GA selected IBLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD)

FTSD traded between 88.56 and 89.46 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 88.97. IBLC traded between 40.05 and 50.55 across 13 sessions. The latest close on file is 40.41. IDRV traded between 31.34 and 35.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 31.90.

A simple score for Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government Etf (FTSD)

100 out of 100

“Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 6 linked companies.