How Paris Attacks Drives Stocks Of Weapons Manufacturers

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Stock prices for weapons manufacturers sharply increased just after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

When the New York Stock Exchange opened Monday morning, less than three days after terrorists attacked in Paris, five leading American weapons manufacturers saw their stock prices jump. On Monday, nearly as soon as the markets opened, stocks for weapons manufacturers began to soar — Raytheon, Northrop...

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