 Boeing is reportedly close to finalizing a $4.1 billion acquisition. That means the Arlington-based aircraft company will acquire the supplier that makes many of the parts for its popular MAX 737 jets. All three of the indexes, the Dow, the NASDAQ, and the S&P, were up fractionally in trading on Wednesday. Dan Ronan, WTOP News. Asia-Pacific markets are all lower, some of them down more than 1%.