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Boeing's biggest blunder? Financial engineering.

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Boeing's biggest blunder? Financial engineering.

Boeing continues to struggle. Safety concerns, a door blowing off mid-flight, a labor strike, impending layoffs ... and that's just the past year.

Boeing's biggest blunder? Financial engineering.

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Jack Welch, Legendary CEO Of General Electric, Dead At 84

Jack Welch served as General Electric's chief executive from 1981 to 2001. During his reign, the company's market value skyrocketed to $410 billion from $12 billion. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for LinkedIn hide caption

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Jack Welch, Legendary CEO Of General Electric, Dead At 84

Welch, dubbed "manager of the century" in 1999 by Fortune magazine, grew GE into an industrial powerhouse. During his reign, the company's market value skyrocketed to $410 billion from $12 billion.

Jack Welch, Legendary CEO Of General Electric, Dead At 84

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