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Immediately after Donald Trump’s tweet, Boeing (BA) stock fell 1%. Other defense contractor stocks also had to bear the brunt.

After the financial crisis of 2008, many companies shifted toward defined contribution pension plans.

On November 14, industrial heavyweight General Electric acquired ServiceMax, a global provider of field service management software based in California.

If BA manages to achieve its estimated returns and asset allocation, the weighted-average expected rate of return on plan assets would be short of 7%.

In addition to the sale of its Financial Assets business, General Electric (GE) bid farewell to its Appliance business in July 2016.

For Boeing (BA) to fulfill this promise to its employees, it would require $17.9 billion—a huge sum by any standard.

Ball Corporation (BLL) fell 0.80% to close at $76.48 per share during the first week of November 2016.

Ball Corporation (BLL) has a market cap of $13.9 billion. It fell 0.28% to close at $79.53 per share on October 26, 2016.

General Electric’s focus on 3D printing Earlier in this series, we looked at General Electric’s (GE) expected operating margins and profit in 3Q16. In this part, we’ll look at GE’s plans in the additive manufacturing space. On September 6, 2016, GE acquired two 3D printing companies, Arcam and SLM, for $1.4 billion in cash. General […]

Ball Corporation (BLL) has a market cap of $13.8 billion. It fell 0.38% to close at $79.04 per share on September 26.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $8.8 billion. It rose 5.1% and closed at $32.39 per share on September 15, 2016.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. It rose by 4.8% to close at $31.16 per share on September 6, 2016.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $7.7 billion. It rose by 0.45% to close at $29.06 per share on August 30, 2016.

The origins of United Technologies (UTX) lie in the creation of the United Aircraft and Transportation Company (or UATC) in 1929.

Looking at Boeing’s dividends, we see that it has been a consistent dividend payer for more than two decades. For 2Q16, it paid a total of $691 million in dividends.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $7.8 billion. It rose by 4.2% to close at $29.09 per share on July 27, 2016.

In 2Q16, PPG Industries’ Performance Coatings segment, the largest revenue contributor, accounted for approximately 57.5% of PPG’s total revenues.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has a market cap of $7.1 billion.

Market participants who are bullish on Alcoa (AA) point to Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-B) acquisition of Precision Castparts.

Both Honeywell and United Technologies recently confirmed that they had engaged in conversations related to a potential merger to create a global aerospace behemoth.

Boeing (BA) uses program accounting, a technique that allows the company to spread out its huge manufacturing costs over time by cutting the cost per plane in the early stages of a project, and smoothening profit margins over time.

For 1Q16, Delta Air Lines (DAL) expects to see its operating margins improve to 18%–20%, backed by solid cost savings and lower fuel prices.

Alcoa’s upstream business has been gaining strength. It also has a downstream business, which produces alumina and primary aluminum.

Industrial production—or in some cases, manufacturing production—provides important input about a nation’s economic output, irrespective of its business cycle.

Southwest is known to be the pioneer of low cost travel in the industry. Its 42-year record of profitable operations is enough to prove the success of the company’s business model.

The Markit PMI report serves as a business activity scorecard for the economy under survey. It provides insight into the private sector economy.

Salaries and employee benefits form the highest cost for FedEx. They account for ~36% as a percentage of revenue. Salary costs rose 6% for fiscal 2015.

By 1983, FedEx (FDX) had become the strongest delivery business in the nation. It started a string of acquisitions in order to grow more.

The idea behind FedEx (FDX) started off as a term paper by undergraduate Frederick W. Smith in 1965 at Yale University. The company started operations in 1973.

Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company. It is the largest commercial jet manufacturer in the US and the world’s second largest behind Airbus.

The Boeing 737 is the best-selling commercial airliner in history. Reliable and economical, the 737 dominates the short- and medium-haul markets.

Wide-body aircraft fly transoceanic routes, can accommodate 200–500 passengers, and often transport commercial cargo across the globe.

Strengths and weakness are internal factors within a company’s control. Opportunities and threats are external factors outside its control.

When Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in 1996, the acquisition helped Boeing overtake Lockheed Martin as the largest defense contractor.

Boeing bought Vought Aircraft Industries, one of its Tier 1 suppliers. This acquisition helped Boeing gain more robust control of its manufacturing process.

Boeing is the largest company by market capitalization among our selected peers, while Bombardier is the smallest.

Rockwell Collins is a leader in the design, production, and support of communications and aviation electronics for commercial and military customers worldwide.

Boeing (BA) is one of the world’s largest aerospace companies. The company is a top US exporter. It’s focused on innovation.

Boeing’s global competitors include Airbus, Embraer, and Bombardier.

One of Boeing’s competitive advantages is that it enjoys strong relations with many companies, even its competitors.

BA’s business segments are Boeing Commercial Airplanes (or BCA) and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (or BDS).

General Dynamics has four major business segments. In this article, we’ll analyze General Dynamics’ business segments.

While calculating the GDP estimate, the Bureau first takes into account the sum of an individual’s personal consumption expenditures, that is, durable goods, non-durable goods, and services.

The ADP National Employment Report (also popularly known as “the ADP Jobs Report” or “ADP Employment Report”) is a monthly report summarizing the employment situation.