Boeing is considering plans to raise more debt to bolster its finances after the grounding of its 737 MAX jet, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is also thinking of deferring some capital expenditures, freezing acquisitions and cutting spending on research and development to preserve cash, according to the report. Boeing did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The planemaker has said it will halt production of the 737 MAX this month following the grounding in March of its best-selling plane after two fatal crashes in five months killed 346 people. The WSJ report comes a day after Boeing and the FAA confirmed they were reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 MAX.<br/>