The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 10, 2016 Private Prison Companies' & Military Contractors' Stocks Surge After Trump Wins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In financial news, global markets have rebounded after plummeting upon the news of Trump's victory. Stocks of some companies surged, including the largest private prison contractor, Corrections Corporation of America-which recently changed its name to Core Civic-and is up 43 percent since Trump's victory. GEO Group, another private prison contractor, is up 21 percent. The Intercept reports stocks also surged for many military contractors, including Raytheon, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Topics:Private Contractors Military Industrial Complex Prison Donald Trump .