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Apr 13, 1998
In 1994, when a veteran Wall Street aerospace analyst forecast that Orbital Sciences Corp.'s stock price would climb to $50 a share within 3-4 years, some industry observers scoffed that his prediction was wildly optimistic.
Mar 30, 1998
Northwest Airlines and United Airlines, the U.S. carriers with the highest stakes in the troubled Pacific Rim, have adjusted to weaknesses brought by the Asian financial flu.
Mar 23, 1998
Current operating conditions for airlines are so favorable--healthy bookings, firm pricing, low interest rates, falling fuel prices--one might almost forget that commercial air transport remains a cyclical industry.
Mar 16, 1998
On first blush, it might seem that Northrop Grumman Corp. has the most to lose in the unlikely event that the company's proposed merger with Lockheed Martin falls apart (see p. 24).
Mar 09, 1998
A combination of powerful market forces for which little or no letup is in sight suggests there may be substantial upside in the stocks of selected, lower-tier aerospace suppliers--although pricing and productivity will continue as potential problem areas.
Mar 02, 1998
Some Wall Street analysts expect a growing number of aerospace/defense companies to implement a more rigorous coupling of executive compensation to stock-price performance.
Feb 23, 1998
Observers of the U.S. airline industry--not to mention investors--surely must wonder what it will take for Trans World Airlines Inc. to start earning a net profit.
Feb 16, 1998
Until last week, Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) was considered one of the companies that would survive the consolidation that is gaining momentum in the federal services and information technology market.