He was threatened with legal action by the club's general manager, although Ba suggested in a statement on his own website that Hoffenheim had gone back on a promise to let him move to England, amid reported interest from West Ham United.

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Other competitors in the capital goods sector include: Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), and Elbit Systems Ltd. (ADR) (ESLT).

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In a statement, Unite's joint general secretaries Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley blamed BA for forcing cabin crew to again resort to industrial action.

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Its PE ratio is greater than those of General Dynamics ( GD), Boeing ( BA), Illinois Tool Works ( ITW) or even conglomerate United Technologies Corp. ( UTX).

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Transport and General Workers Union national officer, Brendan Gold, acknowledged that BA had made concessions but stressed that clear differences still existed - especially over the retirement age for cabin crew.

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Of the remaining eleven Dow components, only Boeing ( BA) (10.6%) and General Electric ( GE) (15.8%) have more than 10% upside over the next twelve months.

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