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Technology Stocks : Boeing keeps setting new highs! When will it split? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: campe who wrote (2301)	6/3/1999 9:54:00 AM
From: Wally Mastroly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3764

Israel Delays Decision on Planes JERUSALEM (AP) - A decision on a $2.5 billion combat plane contract will be delayed until Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak takes office, an aide and a Defense Ministry source said Thursday. The Israeli air force has recommended that Lockheed Martin Corp.'s (NYSE:LMT - news) less expensive F-16 dominate the order over Boeing Co.'s F-15. But Barak - a former Israeli military chief who also will serve as defense minister - wants his government to make the decision, his aide said. Barak doesn't necessarily oppose the air force recommendation, and may reach the same conclusion himself, the aide said. But the Defense Ministry source said Barak apparently does take issue with the recommendation, otherwise the decision wouldn't have been put off. Both spoke on condition their names not be used. Earlier Thursday, the Defense Ministry asked the Pentagon to urge Lockheed Martin and Boeing to give Israel two to three more weeks to make its decision, the ministry source said. A decision had been due Tuesday.

To: campe who wrote (2301)	6/9/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: larry larsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3764

All, I haven't seen any response to today's action (-1 1/2 more or less) so I guess I'll start. IMO, it's nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to the Lockheed Martin thing - the type of situation BA followers know all too well. Even though BA has had problems with their launches of the Delta III as well, I don't anticipate much of an impact to the bottom line. GJC, I agree with your earlier post that announcements at Paris may provide the kick in the posterior we need to get moving once again. An old adage (that I just heard for the first time) "Don't sell a dull market short". Note the volume on this puppy - even through today's sell-off. None to speak of. Major trend lines are unbroken and I don't see anything but upside from here. I saw this as a buying opportunity and added a little today. Larry