President Trump and President Xi's White House summit will focus on trade, tariffs, Taiwan, and AI, with rare-earth exports and Boeing (BA) orders in play. Failure to extend the rare-earth export ban truce could escalate geopolitical tensions, while a comprehensive deal would need to address multiple global conflicts and tech competition.
A new JATM framework agreement with Lockheed Martin could boost missile production and create broader opportunities across defense ETFs.
Korean Air just signed a $36.2 billion Boeing commitment stretching well into the next decade, but a record backlog and blockbuster headline numbers tell only part of the story for a manufacturer still racing to prove it can actually deliver.
Boeing Co (NYSE:BA, XETRA:BCO) is on track to end the week down 6% after CEO Kelly Ortberg flagged continued headwinds on the 737 and 787 production ramps, along with a further delay to 777X certification. But Bank of America called the market reaction overdone, noting that Boeing's turnaround was never going to follow a straight line.
BA's rising production, new aircraft programs and defense wins support growth as backlog conversion and cash generation improve.
Boeing's CEO just admitted the 737 MAX ramp is taking longer than promised, sending shares sliding again, yet one prominent analyst refuses to budge on a price target that dwarfs anything else in US aerospace.
Boeing (BA) reached $197 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.46% change compared to its last close.
Boeing's CEO admitted MAX production stabilization is running behind schedule, and the market punished shares instantly.
GE Aerospace Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said on Thursday he was confident a durability issue with the GE9X engine's mid-seal would not hold up the Boeing 777X's entry into service next year.
Boeing NYSE: BA executives said the company has made progress on commercial production, aircraft certification and defense-program execution, while continuing to work through supply-chain constraints, inventory levels and potential labor disruption.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said that stabilizing its 737 Max production is taking longer than expected. Wings production at its Renton, Washington, factory is a hold up, he said, adding the company has plans to address it.
Korean Air has finalized an order for 103 Boeing aircraft worth $36.2 billion at list prices, including wide-body passenger jets, freighters and single-aisle planes, the airline and the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday, completing a deal first announced in 2025.