Boeing stock: The 737 Max is in deeper trouble than Boeing thought, and its stock …

New York (CNN Business) Boeing’s stock fell Monday following a report that the company was considering curbing production of the troubled 737 Max.

Sources told CNN that a decision about the future of the 737 Max could be announced Monday after the US markets close.

That delay became apparent after a meeting last week between the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, in which Boeing came away with an understanding that the 737 Max jet would not be cleared to fly this year.

Boeing’s balance sheet is still strong, and even critics acknowledge that it will be flush with cash once it can start delivering the hundreds of 737 Max jets it has continued to build since March.

But a lot of investors will have lost patience with them by then,” Ronald Epstein, aerospace analyst with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, previously told CNN Business.