#General Electric shares fall on supply chain, inflation woes

#General Electric shares fall on supply chain, inflation woes

“General Electric shares fall on supply chain, inflation woes” General Electric on Tuesday said fresh COVID-19-related lockdowns in China as well as the war in Ukraine have exacerbated supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressure, putting its full-year profit outlook at risk and plunging its shares. While the Boston-based industrial conglomerate retained the outlook issued in January, it…

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#GE should pay B to clean up polluted Hudson River: NGO

#GE should pay $22B to clean up polluted Hudson River: NGO

“GE should pay $22B to clean up polluted Hudson River: NGO” General Electric should foot the bill for the estimated $22 billion it would cost to rehabilitate a 200-mile-long stretch of the Hudson River due to the company’s decades-long contamination of the New York state waterway, according to an environmental group. Scenic Hudson, the Hudson…

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#GE recalling 150,000 refrigerators over fall hazard

#GE recalling 150,000 refrigerators over fall hazard

“GE recalling 150,000 refrigerators over fall hazard” More than 150,000 General Electric refrigerators are being recalled because of a fall hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.  The recall includes six models of the GE-brand French Door Refrigerators with bottom freezers in fingerprint-resistant stainless steel, which were sold at home improvement and home appliance stores nationwide…

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#Harsh light on in-the-dark CEO’s failure

#Harsh light on in-the-dark CEO’s failure

“#Harsh light on in-the-dark CEO’s failure” In March of 2017, Jeff Immelt was in his 16th year as CEO of General Electric and — at least in his head — he was remaking the iconic conglomerate into the very model of the modern industrial company. He was expanding the old — GE’s historic footprint in…

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#General Electric receives Wells notice from SEC

#General Electric receives Wells notice from SEC

“#General Electric receives Wells notice from SEC” General Electric said Tuesday it received a Wells notice, saying that the Securities and Exchange Commission staff is considering recommending a civil action against the company for possible violations of securities laws. The industrial conglomerate said the issues the regulator could pursue relate to the company’s run-off insurance…

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