Boeing’s Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition: How a $900M Spinoff Became an $8.3B Buyback

The reacquisition isn’t a supply chain fix — it’s the most expensive financial-engineering reversal in modern aerospace, and the integration is already over budget. The 60-second version In June 2005, Boeing sold its Wichita and Tulsa fabrication operations, including the entire fuselage of every 737, to private equity firm Onex for $900M cash. On December … Read more

How Did Uber Become Profitable? (The Outlasting Story Most Coverage Misses)

The 60-second version For 14 years, Uber lost money. Cumulative operating losses from 2014 through 2022 totaled roughly $31.5 billion before the company posted its first full-year operating profit in 2023. Then in 2024, Uber reported $9.86 billion in net income, alongside $43.9 billion in revenue and $1.87 billion in operating profit. The popular explanation … Read more