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Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) has been the beneficiary of very high gun demand for more than two full quarters now. Demand was already high, but the massacre at Sandy Hook and the...
courtesy Boeing Co.The stock and bond markets are anticipatory. Witness the sharp rise in interest rates when the Federal Reserve has not even tapered its bond buying program, let alone raised key...
Courtesy Boeing Co.Last week two 787 Dreamliners from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) were diverted from their planned routes to make unscheduled landings due to issues with the new planes’ oil system. Two...
courtesy Boeing Co.The 787 Dreamliner program gave Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) another black eye. One of the planes, operated by United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) was forced to land because of a...
Courtesy EADS/AirbusFor those of you keeping score at home, the Paris Air Show has to be considered a major success for both Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and its main rival, Airbus, a unit of European...
courtesy Boeing Co.The hits just keep on coming for Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and competitor Airbus, a division of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) at this week’s Paris Air Show....
courtesy Boeing Co.If Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has one more problem with its 787 Dreamliner, it might as well take it out of production. This week is the Paris Air Show, and consequently a time when...
Courtesy Boeing Co.Early this morning, Airbus, the aircraft-making division of European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. (EADS), signed a deal to supply European airlines easyJet with 135 of the...
courtesy Airbus S.A.EasyJet will buy a number of planes from Airbus in a setback to rival Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), which has had a share of setbacks due to problems with batteries on its 787...
Courtesy Boeing Co.Today marks the official start to the biannual Paris Air Show, and already The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and competitor Airbus, a division of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space...
Courtesy EADS/AirbusAirbus sent its A350 into the air for the first time, at least as far as the public has seen. If the plane has no major glitches, it may be a formidable competitor to the troubled...
courtesy Boeing Co.The reputation of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has been battered a number of times over its decade-long development and the manufacturing processes that delayed the...
Courtesy Boeing Co.Good news for shareholders of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), and Airbus as well. Boeing raised its 20-year demand forecast for commercial planes by 3.8% to 35,000. According to the revised...
ThinkstockThis was never going to be a boom year for the airlines. The world’s air carriers managed a profit of $7.6 billion in 2012, about 1.2% of industry revenues. The International Air...
courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner may never be entirely certified for safety, at least no in the minds of the public. The latest headlines regard trouble with a Japan Air...