News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by yunohn on Sunday April 16, 2023 @12:20PM (#35591386)
WW2: 1939-1945

IPO years per my research -

Raytheon: 1952

Boeing: 1962

Lockheed Martin: 1994

Northrop Grumman (pre merger): 1939

Hard to find clear sources on this, but doesn’t seem like the major defense contractors we’re talking about were public during WW2.

Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by aynyc on Sunday April 16, 2023 @01:56PM (#35592513)
Ah, I tho OP means back then, the defense manufacturers weren't public. I didn't realize they meant today's defense contractors.
Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by cafard on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:50AM (#35599890)
I don't get it. Lockheed and Martin were different companies in WW II.