Boeing buys Hughes unit for $3.75 billion

Boeing will buy Hughes Electronics' space and communications business and related assets for $3.75 billion in cash, the companies reported yesterday. Hughes shareholders welcomed sale of the company's satellite-building operation by sending GMH shares up $3.69 to $110.50 on top of the previous day's...

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