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GE offers a new sort of checkup
SmartBrief for CFOs | 21 days 16 hours 44 minutes ago
General Electric employees who partake in the company's Diabetes Health Plan agree to follow a health regimen and have the company check up on them. In return, they get deep discounts on co-pays for treatment.
Rising from small roots, Comcast is on the verge of becoming an entertainment giant -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 7 days 51 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes.
PGE Files Energy Resource Plan with Public Utility Commission Energy Efficiency to Meet Nearly Half of New Demand for Electricity to 2020
CNBC | 18 days 52 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Portland General Electric Company (PGE) (NYSE:POR) today filed a comprehensive resource plan with the Oregon Public Utility Commission, outlining proposed strategies to meet its customers' electricity needs over the next 20 years. The plan is the result of many months of analysis and research, including a half-dozen day-long public workshops held over the course of the planning process to solicit input from customer advocates, regulators, energy...
GE forms venture with China's AVIC to develop electronics systems for C919, other jetliners
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 8 days 2 hours 13 minutes ago
General Electric 's aviation unit is teaming with Aviation Industry Corp. of China to develop and market electronic systems for commercial aircraft customers, including the C919 narrow-body aircraft that China hopes will compete with jets made by industry giants Boeing and Airbus.
Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier posts unexpected fiscal 4th-quarter profit -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 11 days 5 hours 39 minutes ago
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Railcar manufacturer The Greenbrier Cos. said Thursday its profit fell in the fiscal fourth quarter, but analysts had expected a loss as the company deals with a downturn in freight shipping.
Companies are spending more to upgrade equipment, giving hopes to economic recovery -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 22 days 3 hours 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses are finally willing to spend more money on equipment, a healthy sign for the economic recovery.
Studio settlement reported for fake news used to promote movie 'Fourth Kind'
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 11 days 2 hours 58 minutes ago
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind," the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.
EnPro Industries Announces Management Change at Garlock Sealing Technologies [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 83 days 10 hours 40 minutes ago
...well as for implementing a company-wide commercial excellence...for improving the way the company's operations take their...Corporation and earlier, at General Electric. Since joining the company in September 2003, Baldetti...
CBS News plans ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's standing in the world
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 7 days 6 hours 10 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News is planning an ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's position in the world that's also designed as an opening competitive shot at Diane Sawyer .
Panasonic Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for SANYO Shares [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 14 hours 58 minutes ago
Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)(the "Tender Offeror" or the "Company") announced that it resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on November 4, 2009 to acquire the shares of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6764)(the "Target") through the tender offer (the "Tender Offer") as follows:
Broadcasting pioneer NBC brings a lot of history as cable TV operator prepares to take control -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 9 days 15 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.
Genpact says 3rd-quarter profit fell, but shares rise on positive outlook -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 19 days 2 hours 58 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Business process services outsourcer Genpact Ltd. said on Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell slightly from a year ago as competitive pricing continued. But it upheld its full-year revenue guidance, and its shares rose.
United Technologies to buy GE's security business for $1.82 billion -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 11 days 9 hours 48 minutes ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — United Technologies has agreed to buy General Electric 's fire detection and security business for $1.82 billion.
Companies are spending more to upgrade equipment, giving hopes to economic recovery
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 22 days 3 hours 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses are finally willing to spend more money on equipment, a healthy sign for the economic recovery.
List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 2-8 -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 11 days 4 hours 20 minutes ago
1. NFL Football: Atlanta vs. New Orleans (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN , 8.8 million homes, 12.37 million viewers.
Company Overview
| Company: | General Electric Company |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Commercial Lending |
| Website: | http://www.ge.com |
From turbines to TV, from household appliances to power plants, General Electric (GE) is plugged in to businesses that have shaped the modern world. The company produces -- take a deep breath -- aircraft engines, locomotives and other transportation equipment, kitchen and laundry appliances, lighting, electric distribution and control equipment, generators and turbines, and medical imaging equipment. GE is also one of the preeminent financial services companies in the US. General Electric Capital, comprising commercial finance, consumer finance, aircraft leasing, real estate, and energy financial services, is its largest segment. Other operations include the NBC television network.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 182,515 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 5.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 17,410 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -21.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 323,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -1.2 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
