Forget the Trade War, Here's the War That Really Counts for Boeing

There's an old business maxim that tells us "All business is war." And the one company, more than any other, that's currently bringing that maxim to life is The Boeing Co. Indeed, to hear the experts tell it, Boeing is right now fighting two "wars." There's the so-called "order war" - the year-in, year-out skirmish Boeing fights with its European perennial archnemesis, Airbus SE. And there's now the "trade war" - or the potential for one - stemming from the Trump administration's institution of tariffs on steel and aluminum - two materials it's mighty hard to skimp on when you're building thousands of jetliners. If you've been a reader for a long time, you know we'll come back to look at the tariffs and "trade war" impact on Boeing when it's fully warranted. Today, I want to talk about the more urgent conflict as far as shareholders are concerned: the war raging between boardrooms in Chicago, Ill., and Toulouse, France, right now. It's all going our way... Tags: trading strategies To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2018 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Forget the Trade War, Here's the War That Really Counts for Boeing appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .