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Pentagon Budget Grows. Defense Stocks Don’t.

By
Al Root
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The U.S. defense budget is going higher. Defense stocks are barely budging.

The Defense Department has requested a 3% increase for fiscal year 2024 which would put total U.S. military spending at about $842 billion, up from an expected $816 billion in fiscal year 2023.

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