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Boeing ups forecast Chinese new plane purchases over 20 years by 6.2 percent

Chinese airlines will buy 7,690 new planes worth $1.2 trillion (921.3 billion pounds) over the next two decades to keep pace with booming consumer and business demand for air travel, Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Tuesday, raising a previous forecast. “The growth in China can be attributed to the country’s growing middle class, which has more than tripled in the last 10 years and is expected to double again in the next 10,” said Randy Tinseth, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ vice president of marketing, in a statement. Boeing and its European rival Airbus (AIR.PA) have been jostling to increase …read more […]

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Apple may finally release a new 'low price' laptop — and it likely won't have its controversial touchscreen keyboard (AAPL)

Apple has a new lower cost laptop in the works that will have a fingerprint sensor but not the company’s widely panned touch-sensitive Touch Bar, according to a new research note from a widely respected and usually reliable financial analyst. The new model would seem to fill a longstanding demand by Apple fans for a relatively inexpensive Mac laptop, but one that comes without the Touch Bar. …read more […]

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Nike’s Controversial Kaepernick Ad Wins Kanye West’s Approval

After a tense week, where Nike lost $4.2 billion from its market capitalization after releasing a new ad campaign featuring the controversial football quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick, the company’s share price has mostly recovered. Adidas giving me a voice and Nike giving Colin voice on a big business level makes the world a more advanced place. “I stand for giving everyone a voice,” he tweeted after market close today, referencing his own collaboration with Nike rival Adidas, which he designs top-of-the-line, limited-run Yeezy sneakers for. …read more […]