Dean Foust

Recent Articles by Dean Foust

November 5, 2009

Boeing's Flight from Union Labor

To outsiders, Boeing's (BA) recent announcement that it will build a second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, S.C., is the latest twist in the ...

November 4, 2009

Why This Real Estate Bust Is Different

When Goldman Sachs (GS) sold complex bonds backed by the Arizona Grand Resort and other commercial properties in 2006, it suggested the returns would be strong. The ...

October 29, 2009

Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough

From the day it opened its gates in 1998, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club was one of the "it" clubs in the Phoenix area. Boasting a Spanish Colonial ...

September 30, 2009

Bank of America: End of the Lewis Era

When Ken Lewis took the helm of Bank of America (BAC) in early 2001, the Mississippi native quickly made clear that he would change the culture from the one that ...

September 25, 2009

A Twist in the Boeing-Airbus Tanker Saga

When the Air Force on Sept. 25 released the specs for a fleet of 179 new refueling tankers it hopes to purchase—a prized order that could be worth $35 billion to the ...

September 24, 2009

Boxed In at US Airways

Doug Parker, the youthful CEO of US Airways (LCC), is accustomed to living on the edge. A financial whiz who cut his teeth as a fare analyst, Parker was named chief ...

September 16, 2009

Boeing vs. Airbus: The Tanker Battle Resumes

The U.S. Air Force's effort to buy a new generation of refueling tankers has at times taken on the feel of a Tom Clancy novel. Its first deal, with Boeing (BA) back in...

September 14, 2009

Putting BofA's Merrill Acquisition on Trial

In the corporate world it can be messy negotiating a merger. For Bank of America, it appears the backroom drama behind its deal for Merrill Lynch is going to be aired ...

September 4, 2009

Airbus, Boeing: The Fight Isn't Over

When the World Trade Organization issued its long-awaited ruling Sept. 4 supporting U.S. claims that the European consortium that makes Airbus planes received improper...

September 3, 2009

The Companies Headhunters Avoid

When Revlon (REV) hired Jack Stahl as CEO in 2002, the board thought he'd be a boss who could turn the cosmetics giant around. In his 22 years at Coca-Cola (KO), where...