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Analysts offer mixed reaction to Boeing's new 787 schedule

Leeham News and Comment has a good roundup of analysts' mixed reaction to Boeing's Thursday announcement of a new schedule for the 787 Dreamliner and a $2.5 billion charge against third-quarter results for the first three 787s, which the company says it can't sell.

The market clearly liked the news, which sent Boeing stock up 8.4 percent, although it was back down 1.2 percent as of 10:11 a.m., Pacific time.

Chalk up Friday's downturn, in part, to Standard & Poor's saying Friday it remained concerned about the potential for more order cancellations and deferrals, although it had already incorporated the delay reflected in the new schedule into its recent downgrade Boeing's ratings, according to an Associated Press report.

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