Before Syria Blowup, Short Interest In Defense Stocks Shrank (GD, HII, UTX)
September 13, 2013 at 13:46 PM EDT
Between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but as the latest tensions over the Syrian situation were just starting to boil up, the largest short interest moves in defense stocks were declines. The number of shares sold short