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Can GE Continue To Grow Its Oil & Gas Business?
GE ‘s (NYSE:GE) oil & gas business has grown at strong rates over the last many years through strategic acquisitions and organic growth. The industrial conglomerate currently is one of the largest suppliers of oil and gas drilling equip...
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GE Intensifies Focus On Infrastructure Businesses With Sale Of Its Appliances Unit
Last month, we had written an article titled ‘ GE is mulling sale of its appliances unit ‘ in order to intensify focus on its higher margin and higher growth infrastructure businesses which include oil & gas, power, aviation and h...
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25 Of The Most Attractive Dividend Stocks
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . 25 Of The Most Attractive Dividend Stocks These are tough times for investors who look for cheap companies. The Dow and S&P 500 jump from high to high, but this boom is cr...
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GE Mulls Sale Of Its Appliances Unit As It Seeks To Lift Its Industrial Margins
General Electric (NYSE:GE) is mulling sale of its century-old consumer appliances business, as it is seeking to raise margins in its industrial business. Swedish consumer appliances manufacturer, Electrolux, confirmed last week that it is in talk...
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How It Pays to Play the Momentum Stocks
Submitted by Profit Confidential as part of our contributors program How It Pays to Play the Momentum Stocks I have been following social media company Twitter, Inc. (NYSE/TWTR) since the stock debuted to heightened fanfare on Nove...
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GE Remains On Track To Achieve Annual Targets With Strong Growth In Its Industrial Segment
General Electric (NYSE:GE) posted healthy growth in its second quarter results as higher airplane engine deliveries and oil & gas equipment shipments outweighed weakness from the global mining sector and the U.S. healthcare industry. The indu...
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GE’s Earnings Will Likely Rise on its Industrial Segment Growth & Gains from Cost Cuts
General Electric (NYSE:GE) will announce its second quarter earnings Friday, July 18. The industrial conglomerate is coming off a good first quarter in which its earnings rose by 9% annually, excluding the impact from the NBCU sale that was execu...
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GE Is Set To Expand Its Power Business With Alstom Acquisition
General Electric (NYSE:GE) is set to take over French company Alstom’s gas and steam turbine businesses after the latter’s board chose GE’s revised bid over a competing joint bid from Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The...
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GE Aviation Is Poised For Solid Growth In The Coming Years
Driven by an upcycle in the global commercial aviation sector, General Electric ‘s (NYSE:GE) aviation business is poised for solid growth in the coming years. The industrial conglomerate’s aviation business, called GE Aviation, primar...
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GE Adds More Bait to Hook Its Alstom Deal
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program GE Adds More Bait to Hook Its Alstom Deal With all of its might, U.S. giant, General Electric ( GE ), is doing its darnedest to capture Alstom’s ( ALO.PA ) attention. GE...
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GE Healthcare Is Focusing On Emerging Markets, R&D And Cost Cuts To Drive Growth
Driven by growth from the emerging markets and gains from cost cutbacks, profits from GE ‘s (NYSE:GE) healthcare segment have risen strongly in the last few years. During 2011-2013, GE Healthcare’s profits grew at a compounded annual ...
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Alstom Acquisition Will Strenghten GE’s Power Business But Roadblocks Exist In Deal Completion
General Electric (NYSE:GE) announced last week that it has submitted a $17 billion binding offer to acquire the power and grid businesses of French corporation, Alstom. We figure this acquisition will significantly enhance GE’s power busine...
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An M&A Activity Boost Calms Investors’ Fears
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program An M&A Activity Boost Calms Investors’ Fears Financial markets seem to be locked in an epic tug of war between fears of war and optimism due to frenetic merger &am...
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Putting Apple’s Dividend into Perspective
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program Putting Apple’s Dividend into Perspective Last week, Apple ( AAPL ) made waves with impressive quarterly results. The market responded enthusiastically, sending AAPL sh...
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Solid Operating Results Keep GE On Track To Achieve Annual Targets
General Electric ‘s (NYSE:GE) first quarter revenues fell by 2% annually to $34.2 billion due to a smaller GE Capital, which more than offset strong sales growth from the company’s industrial segment. The conglomerate’s earnings...
