General Electric

General Electric Company
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: GE; S&P 100 component; S&P 500 component;
ISIN	US3696041033
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	April 15, 1892; 132 years ago, in Schenectady, New York through the merger of Edison General Electric Co. by Thomson-Houston Electric
Founder	Charles A. Coffin; Elihu Thomson; Edwin J. Houston; J. P. Morgan; Thomas Edison;
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Area served	Global
Key people	H. Lawrence Culp Jr.; (Chairman & CEO)
Products	Aircraft engines; Electrical distribution; Electric motors; Energy; Finance; Health care; Software; Wind turbines;
Revenue	US$ 95.214 billion (2019)
Operating income	US$ 1.271 billion (2019)
Net income	US$ −5.439 billion (2019)
Total assets	US$ 266.048 billion (2019)
Total equity	US$ 29.861 billion (2019)
Number of employees	205,000 (2020)
Divisions	GE Additive; GE Aviation; GE Capital; GE Digital; GE Global Research; GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; GE Healthcare; GE Power; GE Renewable Energy; GE Ventures;
Website	GE.com
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General Electric is a big and multinational company based in the United States. It was created in 1892 by Thomas Edison through merging several companies that initially made electrical things. In the middle 20th century it became a major maker of turbojet engines and now makes many things.

As of 2008, they are the third biggest company in the world.^[2] In May 2020, it sold its light bulb business. ^[3]

References

↑ "FORM 10-K" (PDF). General Electric. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
↑ Akdeniz, Can (2013-10-03). Happy Company: How To Create A Happy, Trustable and Successful Business. Can Akdeniz. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1-4928-6150-8.
↑ Levenson, Michael (2020-05-28). "G.E., Which Traces Its Roots to Thomas Edison, Sells Its Lighting Business". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-14.

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[10K-1] "FORM 10-K" (PDF). General Electric. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[2] Akdeniz, Can (2013-10-03). Happy Company: How To Create A Happy, Trustable and Successful Business. Can Akdeniz. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-1-4928-6150-8.

[3] Levenson, Michael (2020-05-28). "G.E., Which Traces Its Roots to Thomas Edison, Sells Its Lighting Business". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-14.

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