Is Boeing Stock a Buy on Trump’s Major Qatar Boost?

After weeks of sparking headlines over tariffs, President Donald Trump has now pivoted to jet-fueled diplomacy - with a headline-grabbing $1.2 trillion economic agreement inked alongside Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. The crown jewel is a $96 billion aircraft order from Qatar Airways - an apparent lifeline for Boeing (BA). The carrier will buy up to 210 widebody jets, the largest Boeing haul ever, marking record orders for the 787 Dreamliner and Boeing's new 777-9.

For Boeing - still emerging from the wreckage of 737 Max disasters, worker strikes, and a plunge in orders - this agreement suggests a possible return to form. But the skies remain turbulent. Tariffs threaten profit margins abroad; Trump’s entanglements with aviation, including a controversial offer to accept a  $400 million jet from Qatari government as an interim Air Force One, have drawn scrutiny; and even the valuation of the Boeing deal has raised eyebrows, with Trump touting $200 billion while the White House trimmed it to $96 billion.