Posted on 03/29/2006 9:13:48 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
Boeing Co. shares reach a record $79.25 on Wednesday after announcing that General Electric's aircraft leasing unit ordered 30 more 737s and may order 30 more. Boeing shares topped their previous all-time high of $79.20 set on March 21.
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Sweeeet!
Wasn't Boeing stock on worth a few dollars several years ago?
It was flying high until 9/11, was whacked, then recovered due in a large part to the Dreamliner (787). A marvelous aircraft.
If it isn't Boeing, I am not going.
TAKE THAT AIRBUS!!
It took a big hit after 9/11 as many domestic and international carriers saw their business slow and put off orders or cancelled existing ones. It was in the mid 20's near its low point in the begining of 2003, but has been on a major upswing ever since as business improved for the airline industry. Also they made the right decision on what the majority of airlines were going to be wanting over the next decades.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=BA&t=5y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=
Surely THIS must be all Bush's fault. His free-trade policies have helped send Boeing's stock to an all-time high, and for this the isolationist moonbats will attack him fiercely.
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