Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (FLIR, GD, HXL)
March 13, 2013 at 12:31 PM EDT
The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the weeks leading up to the federal budget sequester. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK ), Boeing (NYSE: BA ), L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL ), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC ), Raytheon (NYSE:
