Douglas Harned

Boeing basks in glow of tanker win, but risks loom

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co, its suppliers and investors had good reason to cheer after the company snared a $30 billion Pentagon order this week, but challenges loom as Boeing prepares to fill the historic order on what may be a tight budget.
 

Boeing basks in glow of tanker win, but risks loom

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co, its suppliers and investors had good reason to cheer after the company snared a $30 billion Pentagon order this week, but challenges loom as Boeing prepares to fill the historic order on what may be a tight budget.
 

Profit outlooks key for aerospace, defense cos

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Aerospace companies are likely to be buoyed by signs of recovery in the second quarter, while defense contractors' results could reflect a sector with tamer growth prospects as government budgets flatten or decline.
 

Corrected: Defense shares gain on spending boost in U.S. budget

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Shares of major U.S. defense contractors rose on Monday after the Obama administration unveiled a defense budget for fiscal 2011 that seeks a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon's base budget and $159 billion to fund missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
 

General Dynamics profit tops view; outlook raised

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp <GD.N> reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as revenue improved in all business segments.