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How Bad Is Boeing’s $4.9 Billion Charge?

Posted: July 19, 2019 at 7:40 am

After markets closed Thursday, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) issued a press release announcing that it will record a $4.9 billion second-quarter after-tax charge ($8.74 per share) related to "potential concessions ...
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The Value of Boeing’s Now Infamous 737 Max 8 Drops by Millions of Dollars

Posted: July 12, 2019 at 8:21 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) faces a multitude of problems due to crashes of its 737 Max 8, which took 346 lives. Boeing faces a large number of legal actions from ...
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The Best Offense May Be Great Defense Stocks: 5 Top Picks to Buy Now

Posted: July 11, 2019 at 7:45 am

No matter what time period in history you look at, there is almost always some sort of global conflict. While nobody wants to see protracted and deadly wars, the reality ...
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Boeing’s 6-Month Deliveries Plunge by More Than a Third

Posted: July 9, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported Tuesday morning that second-quarter deliveries of its 737 family of jets totaled just 24, down from 89 in the first quarter and 173 in the ...
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Saudi Airline First to Cancel Boeing 737 MAX Order

Posted: July 8, 2019 at 8:05 am

Saudi Arabian Airlines' (Saudia's) budget carrier, Flyadeal, has canceled a commitment to order placed last December for 30 Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX jets, along with options for 20 ...
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Boeing’s 737 MAX Return May Be Delayed Even Further

Posted: June 27, 2019 at 10:21 am

Shares of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) traded down by as much as 6% in Thursday's premarket trading session following the disclosure late Wednesday that flight simulations have revealed a second ...
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How a ‘Game of Drones’ May Have Influenced U.S. Response to Drone Downing

Posted: June 21, 2019 at 10:14 am

The New York Times reported Thursday that President Trump first authorized a retaliatory strike against Iran for shooting down a U.S. surveillance drone and then withdrew the authorization following what ...
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Orders Slow Down for New Boeing, Airbus Airplanes 

Posted: June 20, 2019 at 9:42 am

The Paris Air Show is winding down, at least the part where aircraft makers indulge in touting new orders for their pricey products. As of midafternoon Paris time, neither The ...
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Boeing, Airbus Continue Slugging It Out at Paris Air Show

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:28 am

No one expected The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to pull out a single order for 200 single-aisle 737 MAX jets during this week's Paris Air Show, but that's just what ...
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Boeing Scores Order for 200 MAX Jets as Airbus, GE Make Gains

Posted: June 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm

The first day of this year's Paris Air Show was not a particularly good one for The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). The company spent half of Monday apologizing for its ...
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How Hard Is It to Sink an (Almost) Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier?

Posted: June 18, 2019 at 8:46 am

The Trump Administration has just sent another 1,000 soldiers to the Middle East because of worsening tensions with Iran. Part of these tensions are due to attacks last week of ...
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Despite Troubles, Boeing Raises Its Estimate of Commercial Airplane Market

Posted: June 17, 2019 at 1:27 pm

Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), said on Sunday that Boeing came to the 2019 Paris Air Show "with a tone of humility and learning." Given the ...
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Boeing Is Already Getting Crushed at Paris Air Show

Posted: June 17, 2019 at 10:10 am

No one is expecting much good news from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) during this week's Paris Air Show. Drawing a line under that expectation is an announcement Monday from ...
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Why United Technologies Needs the Merger With Raytheon

Posted: June 10, 2019 at 11:35 am

Sunday's announced all-stock merger between aerospace and defense giants United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) creates the world's second-largest defense contractor. The country's largest defense contractor ...
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What Boeing Will Not Be Talking About at Next Week’s Paris Air Show

Posted: June 10, 2019 at 8:25 am

The biannual Paris Air Show officially kicks off next Monday, June 17. Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) revealed its exhibit and demonstration lineup a week early so that all our hearts ...
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