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We recently published an article titled Why These Defense Stocks Are Gaining This Week. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GPUS) stands against the other defense stocks.
The world has been rocked by conflict over the last three years, with Ukraine and the Middle East being the most intense theatres of war. While the human impact of these conflicts has been tragic, the defense industry has profited by luring investors into piling up their stocks. Several of the world’s top contractors have seen their shares book all-time highs.
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Defense stocks have been volatile this month, with shares falling sharply on February 13 after Trump suggested the country could rapidly cut military spending in the future. He made these comments in the context of a potential future conference with China and Russia to discuss cutting defense expenditure to spend the money in other areas:
“When we straighten it all out, then one of the first meetings I want to have is with President Xi of China and President Putin of Russia, and I want to say let’s cut our military budget in half. And we can do that, and I think we’ll be able to do that.”
The US president has shared mixed statements on defense spending throughout his campaign and the early days of his second stint. Trump has appointed Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will work outside the federal stream and aims to improve governance by reducing wasteful spending, cutting unnecessary regulations, and restructuring federal agencies.
However, stocks have picked up over the past week as European governments faced pressure to increase military spending following a meeting between American and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that it is crucial for Europe to spend more on defense. Here are some other comments from Mr. Starmer:
“We’re facing a generational challenge when it comes to national security. I think there’s a bigger piece here as well, which is that this isn’t just about the front line in Ukraine. It’s the front line of Europe and of the United Kingdom. It’s about our national security and I think that we need to do more.”
Defense stocks continue to rally this week after a conservative victory in Germany, signaling the shift to the right in Berlin. According to a Bloomberg report, Friedrich Merz, the country’s chancellor-in-waiting, has already opened talks between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats over a $210 billion emergency defense fund.
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