Boeing just signed a deal with the Indian Ministry of Defense to sell them 15 Chinook helicopters for a whopping $1.4 billion dollars. But is that number really as massive as it sounds for this defense contractor giant? In this video, Austin Smith sits down with Fool.com contributor Rich Smith to break down just how big a deal something like this is for Boeing compared to the company's annual revenue as a whole. Is this deal really going to cause a jump in stock price, or is it just more of the same from a great company. Also, Rich points out what investors need to look at internationally for a company like Boeing, while so many other companies struggle in the face of major domestic fiscal fears.
Is This Huge Deal for Boeing Going to Drive Stock Prices?
By Rich Smith and austin smith – Nov 13, 2012 at 9:27AM
NYSE: BA
Boeing
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$164B
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(0.93%) $2.01
Current Price
$218.60
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Boeing's deal with the Indian Ministry of Defense.
About the Author
Rich Smith is a contributing Motley Fool defense and stock market analyst covering publicly traded and emerging companies in defense, space, aerospace, and other sectors. Prior to The Motley Fool, Rich practiced international corporate law for Clifford Chance in Russia, and for the Russian-Ukrainian Legal Group in Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington, D.C. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the College of William & Mary, a law degree from the University of Baltimore, and a language certification from the International Institute of Russian Language & Culture in Tver, Russian Federation. The Globe and Mail once featured him as “one of the best stock pickers since 2009.”