Boeing’s lost $24 Billion in market cap in two days
By Bloomberg
13 March 2019 |
9:56 am
Boeing’s crisis of confidence continues with a growing number of countries and airline carriers suspending flights of the 737 Max 8 aircraft. The suspensions include the governments of the EU, China, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India and Malaysia. But not the U.S. yet.
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