Updating THE BOEING CO., FEDEX CORP., and BHP BILLITON LTD. ADR

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THE BOEING CO. $130 (New York symbol BA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 751.5 million; Market cap: $97.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.boeing.com) delivered a record 648 passenger jets in 2013, beating its earlier forecast of 645. The 2013 figure is also 7.8% higher than the 601 planes the company delivered in 2012. In addition, Boeing won orders for 1,531 commercial planes in 2013 (or 1,355 after cancellations). It ended the year with a record backlog of 5,080 aircraft orders. Boeing is a buy. FEDEX CORP. $132 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 312.2 million; Market cap: $41.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) plans to sell $2 billion worth of new long-term notes. The delivery firm will use the cash to buy back 11.4 million of its common shares, or 4% of the total outstanding, at current market…