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Contrary to earlier published reports, the hijacked U.S.-bound oil tanker Maran Centaurus is carrying about $140 million worth of Saudi crude -- not the $20 million previously claimed -- DailyFinance has learned. Reached in Greece Tuesday, a representative for Maran Tankers Management, the ship's...

It looks like the Pentagon is poised to try for a third time to award a $35 billion contract for 179 airborne refueling tankers. This contract, which could ultimately be worth $100 billion by 2030, is going out to two bidders: Boeing (BA), and EADS' Airbus subsidiary in partnership with Northrop...

Last Friday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Europe provided illegal subsidies to Airbus. Now it looks like that ruling could actually have a practical benefit to Boeing (BA) -- by giving it a better shot at winning the $40 billion U.S. government contract for airborne refueling...

On February 29, the loss of a $40 billion contract by Boeing Co. was reported by Peter Cohan on BloggingStocks. Since that time, debate has been quietly rumbling in various spots around the Internet regarding the placement of that contract. Initially, it was expected that Boeing Co. would receive...