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  • Pete Hegseth's broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times

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    A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead up to the Iran war, according to the Financial Times. The Pentagon has dismissed the report. The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Hegseth’s broker at banking giant Morgan Stanley contacted BlackRock in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment in its iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF. The ETF, which has about $3.1 billion in assets, counts companies such as RTX Corp, — formerly known as Raytheon — Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman among its largest holdings, ... (full story)

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zippo22
Mar 31, 2026 7:01am
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Hahaha... just go to the Chicago or NY floor (in case there is still someone jumping around) and ask them about the Pelosi OTM options. All the insiders know about them, and they have been (and probably still are) subject to common chatter on the floor.
The only ones who never heard anything about them are the common folks aka retail traders/investors.
And of course, all the woke followers of her who absolutely cannot comprehend that there might be something odd with someone who amassed 500+ Mill $$ without doing any meaningful work in her life.
And she is by far not alone...
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colbru
Mar 31, 2026 6:05am
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Wow you must be kidding me. And as usual nothing is going to happen?
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Jwosjw
Mar 31, 2026 6:41am
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They went from "No new wars" to "Invest in and then start new wars" in 8 months flat. World is in a huge trouble with these judeochristians. They lie on a level never seen before
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Riziq-Cap
Mar 31, 2026 5:58am
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Yooo, who would have thought? no conflict of interests here, just common, moral, legal actions here.
Polimini
Mar 31, 2026 6:15am
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"The grifters at the White House" the new sitcom now on Paramount +
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Trader#3A52
Mar 31, 2026 6:14am
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"Two months ago a broker sought to make a large investment in the most lucrative major defense companies."

There's a reason legacy media is no longer relevant anymore. I guess that makes me suspect of insider trading, too.
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Trader#2DDA
Mar 31, 2026 5:57am
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Legacy tabloid media is really reaching right now.
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Trader#BBD5
Mar 31, 2026 7:06am
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This is a BS story, anyone buy them through a brokerage, the symbol is ITA.
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