Not a trading day passes when some stocks experience some kind of significant event.
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July 15 - News
The S&P 500 rose a whopping 14% this year, outperforming the most optimistic forecasts. Unfortunately, the market may not be as robust as this figure may make it appear.
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July 15 - News
Despite a few big losers this past week, which we'll get to in a moment, the major indexes all performed really well during the past five trading sessions, and the Dow Jones Industrial...
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July 15 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) stock dropped more than 7% on Friday when news broke that a 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire Friday while parked on the ...
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July 15 - News
On July 5, the Pentagon's ground-based midcourse defense program, or GMD, failed to intercept a ballistic missile fired from the Marshall Islands.
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July 14 - News
The recent crash landing of the Asiana Airlines flight 214 would have been a major setback for frequent flyers with regard to safety.
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July 12 - News
With the commercial debut of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)’s 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft in 2011, and Airbus’ anticipated introduction of the A350 sometime in 2014, the shift...
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July 11 - News
Aluminum maker Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) announced earnings after market close on July 8, beating estimates both on total revenues and earnings, even as it saw both figures decline ...
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July 11 - News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) may be announcing an organizational restructuring as early as Thursday, and All Things D's Kara Swisher is hearing that Ford Motor Company...
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July 10 - News
In clear contrast to the defense-focused companies that are suffering from budget cuts in the U.S., the commercial aerospace sector is not feeling the heat of the financial meltdown...
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July 9 - News
Designing groundbreaking jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defenses, and launch systems, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is America's leader in aerospace technology...
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July 9 - News
When a multi-billion dollar company makes a multi-billion dollar bet on an industry, that bet better pay off.
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July 9 - News
The market has made its feelings clear. It wants to break up.
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July 8 - News
Competition between the two airplane makers, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and Airbus, owned by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, has intensified over time.
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July 8 - News
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon ranks among our most transparent government agencies.
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July 8 - News
Yesterday's crash landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport left two passengers dead, and 181 injured (at last report).
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July 8 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 6 - News
When a company's stock price is increasing continuously, investors are usually divided in their opinions about its outlook.
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July 5 - News
It wasn’t that long ago when the airline industry looked as if it was doomed.
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July 5 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has been working hard to increase the production rates of its fast-selling commercial jets, and the company is beginning to see its efforts rewarded...
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July 5 - News
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, it ranks among the most "open" of our government agencies.
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July 5 - News
How can patriotic investors save military lives and employ thousands of skilled American workers for the betterment of the U.S.
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July 3 - News
Just as we examine companies each week that may be rising past their fair value, we can also find companies potentially trading at bargain prices.
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July 3 - News
The slowdown in activity of defense companies such as Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) and The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) didn’t seem to curb the growing demand for these...
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July 3 - News
U.S. stock markets rallied in early trading but around noon EDT stocks dropped like a rock with little warning. By 3:15 p.m.
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July 3 - News
Strong economic data reports were released today, and for the most part investors seem to like what they see. As of 12:45 p.m.
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July 2 - News
So here we are at the middle of 2013 already. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 1,950 points -- or 15% -- year to date.
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July 2 - News
Many companies can claim to have earned outsized profits over a few years, but only a handful can do it year after year for decades.
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July 2 - News
Six months into the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI)s have delivered their best performance since the roaring bull market of the 1990s, with gains of almost...
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July 1 - News
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) and The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) are of course the most obvious -- so dominant in the industry that they formed a joint venture boldly ...
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July 1 - News
Wall Street's bounce back from last week continues today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) looking to continue its recent run of triple-digit moves...
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June 27 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up following some mild economic reports and low inflation. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow is up 123 points, or 0.82%, to 15,033.
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June 27 - News
The string of big moves for the stock market continued today, with bulls ending up the winners as the Dow Jones Industrials rose by almost 150 points.
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June 27 - News
The airline industry continues to experience strong demand. For instance, JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) has reported strong traffic in May.
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June 27 - News
Yes, you read the headline correctly. Revised GDP numbers for the first quarter were released today, and, long story short, they were abysmal.
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June 27 - News
In the real-money portfolio I run for The Motley Fool, I've let cash build up to where it's pushing 20% of the portfolio's value.
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June 27 - News
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) early in June predicted there to be approximately twice as many airplanes in the sky in the next two decades, and with a recent spate of sales it ...
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June 26 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) continues its rebound after first-quarter U.S. GDP was revised downward. As of 1:15 p.m.
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June 26 - News
Since 1909, the Paris Air Show has been held every odd year in France.
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June 26 - News
Ever since the Federal Reserve announced its preliminary plans to exit its quantitative-easing program, investors have changed their previous views that the Fed wouldn't do anything...
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June 26 - News
The iPad is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s fastest-growing new product category, outpacing both the iPod and iPhone in early adoption.
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June 26 - News
Lithium-ion batteries have come a long way in the past 20 years, and for good reason. Billions have gone into researching how to make these batteries commercially viable.
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June 26 - News
At the Paris Air Show last week, Airbus took home the grand prize in terms of customer commitments, having sold airplanes worth tens of billions of dollars over the course of ...
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June 26 - News
who is struggling to keep the Dreamliner in the sky is ready to face another storm - this time in the air.
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June 25 - News
At last week's Paris Air Show, Airbus, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) , and Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ) each sold billions of dollars of commercial airplanes to airlines and leasing companies...
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June 25 - News
Legacy carrier United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) was busy at last week's Paris Air Show.
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June 25 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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June 24 - News
Great news! Wars in the Middle East are winding down. Unfortunately, they're shifting to other parts of Asia.
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June 24 - News
If you ask devoted The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) shareholders why they own it, they'll tell you there are about 787 good reasons to buy Boeing stock today -- and maybe more.
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June 24 - News