Trump Threatens Ban on Dividends and Buybacks for Defense Giants, Shares Tank

Tekedia | 09-01-2026 06:32am |

President Donald Trump on Wednesday dramatically raised the stakes in his confrontation with the U.S. defense industry, warning that major military contractors will be barred from issuing dividends or conducting stock buybacks until they significantly accelerate weapons production, expand manufacturing capacity, and fix what he described as persistent failures in equipment maintenance and delivery. In

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