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BAE Systems: a stock to tuck away for uncertain times
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BAE Systems: a stock to tuck away for uncertain times

BAE Systems is the largest defence contractor in the UK. With governments around the world increasing their defence spending, it’s a stock well worth …
13 Jun 2022
30 November 1999: BAE Systems formed in £7.7bn merger
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30 November 1999: BAE Systems formed in £7.7bn merger

On this day in 1999 British Aerospace merged with Marconi Electronic Systems to form BAE Systems, one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world.
30 Nov 2020
Shares in focus: The champ is on the ropes
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Shares in focus: The champ is on the ropes

Shares in British defence stock BAE Systems have taken a battering, says Phil Oakley. Is now the time to buy in?
7 Mar 2014