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Dow Nosedives Because Boeing Scandal Refuses to Go Away, Crypto Coins News

Dow Nosedives Because Boeing Scandal Refuses to Go Away, Crypto Coins News


TheDow Jones Industrial Averageaccelerated its decline on Friday afternoon, careening toward losses of around 200 points in response to the latest development in aBoeing scandalthat refuses to go away.

Dow Downturn Puts Weekly Gains at Risk

Shortly before 1 pm ET, the Dow had lost 190. 37 points or 0.7%, dropping the index down to 26, 835. 51.

Boeing stock dragged the Dow to substantial losses. | Source: Yahoo Finance

After closing at 26, 816. last Friday, the index now risks sliding into decline for the week.

The Dow had been (under pressureall morning due to weakness in several core stocks, but it was the DJIA’s most heavily weighted component – Boeing – that caused the index to suffer the most damage.

Boeing shares slid 3.6% to $ 355. 77, underperforming 28 of the Dow’s other 29 components. Only Johnson & Johnson stock (-5. 07%) fared worse.

Boeing stock struggled after Reuters published a report indicating that employees had allegedly misled regulators about the safety of the 737 Max. | Source: Yahoo Finance

Reuters: Boeing Misled FAA About 737 Max Safety

Boeing’s decline followed a Reuters report that employees of the US aerospace giant hadmisled aviation regulators about the safety of the (Max, which was involved in two fatal crashes in October 2018 and March 2019

According to the report, instant messages from 2016 reveal that Boeing employees deliberately the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about a “key safety system” on the 737 Max, which was thefastest-selling airplane in the company’s historybefore its worldwide grounding seven months ago.

Boeing discovered the messages “some mon ths ago, ”the report said, but just yesterday disclosed them to the FAA, who described them as“ concerning. ”

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This article was edited by (Sam Bourgi) .

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