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Defense stocks tumble in US and Europe after Democratic midterm sweep raises Pentagon budget doubts
Investors fear a Democratic Congress will scrutinize or cut the administration's $1.5 trillion defense spending plan, hitting primes like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
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