General Electric Company (GE) BY: Jaydeep Goyani
General Electric Company (GE)
BY: Jaydeep Goyani
Start of GE:
In 1890, Thomas Edison founded the Edison General Electric Company.
During the same time Thomson-Houston Company, led by Charles A. Coffin, emerged as a competitor.
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Cleaner Environment
Working
GE has 36,000 technicians working in R&D across the world:
New York, USA
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Munich, Germany
Bangalore, India
Shanghai, China
Product
AppliancesAviationConsumer
electronicsElectrical
distributionElectric motorsEnergyEntertainmentFinance
GasHealthcareLightingLocomotivesOilSoftwareWaterWeaponsWind
turbines
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Market Cap
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Revenue Net Income
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Earnings Per Share
Company
Dollar
Stock 52 week:
High: $23.75
Low: $18.02
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w0HnD8Oobg
Facts
1896, GE was one of 12 companies listed on Dow Jones Industrial Average, but now it’s the only original company listed on the index.
GE sold its 49% stake in NBC Universal for $16.7 billion to Comcast.
With this money GE will buy back $10 billion worth of stock.