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The Bunker Buster Showdown: Boeing Built The Bomb, Northrop Built The Bomber—Which Stock Won Over The Past 10 Years?
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 2:02pm | 746As tensions flare in the Middle East, Aeronautics giant Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) are sharing the headlines for one of the world’s most powerful conventional weapons. What Happened: With President Donald Trump promising ‘a real end...
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Boeing Faces Wider Federal Probe Over Dreamliner Jets Failing To Meet Company's Own Benchmarks
Monday, September 7, 2020 - 9:58pm | 347The Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is under scrutiny from the United States Federal Aviation Administration due to production problems at its 787 Dreamliner factory, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. What Happened: The review by the federal regulators extends back to almost a decade and pertains...
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2 Airline Stories Investors Should Know Today
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 2:31pm | 633Airline and aerospace investors were treated to two important headlines on Thursday. Boeing Forecasts Airplane Demand At $5.6 Trillion Looking forward to 2034, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) projected worldwide demand for its airplanes has increased 3.5 percent from last year's forecast to 38,050....
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Cramer: Every Goldman Sachs' Objection Raised Against Boeing Is Old News
Monday, February 23, 2015 - 3:12pm | 359Shares of Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) opened lower Monday as analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell. In a note to clients, the analysts argued that they believed Boeing’s demand and free cash flow could “end up disappointing expectations.” CNBC...
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The Boeing Company Faces a Future Without Its Fighter Jets--So What?
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 10:28am | 550Defense budget priorities may be nudging The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) out of the jet fighter business. Will the current trend, which favors rivals such as Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), impact investors of the aerospace giant? Not really. Friendly Skies Lockheed, which derives a...
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Boeing or Airbus: Which is the Better Bet?
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 2:09pm | 479The stakes are high in the world of airline manufacture. For years, the two main players in the field have been U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE: BA) and European aircraft manufacturer Airbus (OTC: EADSY). 2013 was very successful year for the stocks of both companies. This was despite...
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Boeing Faces New Challenges from Recent Dreamliner Fire (BA)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 9:27am | 494The good news is that the fire aboard the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner at London’s Heathrow Airport was likely a pinched wire and not a symptom of a major design flaw in the 787. The bad news, however, is the mess it has created for Boeing. First, Reuters reported Monday that Boeing has...
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How to Trade the Next 'Dreamliner-like' Story (BA)
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 11:26am | 653You, like most other traders, likely missed out on some big profits when the news of Boeing (NYSE: BA)’s recent Dreamliner troubles broke on Friday. Let’s look at how not to miss it next time. You probably didn’t miss the news but just in case, here’s what went down. On Friday afternoon,...
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From Worst to First: Boeing (BA)
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 9:27am | 568It wasn’t too long ago when Boeing (NYSE: BA) felt like the Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) of aviation. All within a small window of time, its 787 Dreamliner, which already left a bad taste in the mouths of investors because of its money and time overruns, was full of mechanical issues. Most...
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Boeing Dreamliner May Fly Soon
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 8:49am | 606The Boeing Company’s (NYSE: BA) three-month old Dreamliner nightmare might soon be over. According to Reuters, the Federal Aviation Administration is close to approving a document, known as a Project Statement of Compliance, as early as next week. Approval of the document would officially set...
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Two Positive Headlines From Boeing This Week
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 11:44am | 535Boeing (NYSE: BA) is getting closer to building Dreamliners and averting a strike. That’s good news for a company desperate to put all of these other issues behind it. In the wise words of YouTube sensation Sweet Brown, “Ain’t nobody got time for that.” And so, this week a glimmer of light at...
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What's a Metallic Dendrite and Why is it a Pain in Boeing's Behind?
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 9:38am | 621Sure, the Boeing (NYSE: BA) saga isn’t the front page story that it was in January, but anybody who is long the stock wants to see the Dreamliner flying again. Traders are betting that the stock will see at least a short-term bounce when the planes are flying again with paying passengers on board...
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How Might Boeing's Weak Guidance Affect Others? (BA)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 6:14pm | 347What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It could very well be a plane, but not Boeing's (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. Boeing has provided its 2011 earnings outlook, and it is a bleaker sight than analysts expected. According to the New York Times, Boeing said that 2011 earnings would be...
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Boeing May Delay Dreamliner Until 2012: Morgan Stanley (BA)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 3:19pm | 259Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) may delay the 787 Dreamliner for up to another year, Morgan Stanley told clients Wednesday. It would be the seventh postponement of the infamous design project, and put the project four years behind schedule. Last week's electrical fire during a flight test may necessitate a...