GE’s Biggest Day of a Lifetime (GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) may have moved more today on a percentage basis than in any single day in many investors’ lifetimes.
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General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has authorized its regular quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share. This will keep the dividend the same, but if you read into Jeff Immelt’s comments, it seems as though he…
GE Finally Opens Door To Dividend Cut (GE)
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has authorized its regular quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share of the Company’s common stock. This will keep the dividend the same, but…. if you read into the Jeff Immelt…
GE’s (GE) Immelt Says Economy As Bad As Early 70s, Maybe Worse
It is worth noting when the head of the world’s largest conglomerate comments on how bad the economy. Jeff Immelt made some grim comments this morning. They speak for themselves. According to Reuters, "The…
How The Recession May Fix GE (GE)
The financial year of 2008 is over for GE (GE) and investors are still debating whether the company will be able to both pay its dividend and keep its "Aaa" credit rating. Most of…
GE Forced Again To Deal With AAA Rating (GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) saw its stock plunge after the close of trading after its corporate credit rating was put on review for a downgrade by Moody’s. That means that its beloved "AAA"…
GE (GE): It Would Be Hard To Be More Disappointed
The market has been pushing down GE (GE) expectations for weeks. It has taken the stock to a multi-year low and left investors thinking that the big conglomerate would be crippled by its financial…
GE (GE) May Not Do So Badly
Nearly everyone on Wall St. believes that GE (GE) will miss its earnings estimates and post a poor forecast for 2009. This sentiment has pushed its stock to a multi-year low and put pressure…
Sony (SNE): The Disadvantages Of Being A Conglomerate
John Rockefeller of Standard Oil, Alfred Sloan of GM (GM), and Gerald Swope of GE (GE)created the structure of the modern conglomerate. Diversification was meant to cushion economic blows. Being in five, six, or…
Anti-General Electric Bets Grow Stronger (GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) briefly hit a new 52-week low earlier this morning. What is interesting is that there has been no support of the stock heading into Friday morning’s earnings announcement. Expectations…
Analyst Cooling on GE Ahead of Earnings (GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) gave us a trader and volume spike alert earlier this morning. The weakness today is being tied to a Barclays research note predicting that GE 4Q earnings will likely…
The Pain of Chasing Warren Buffett (BRK-A, GS, GE, WFC, AXP, BNI, COP, MCO, USB)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) does not go for short-term gains, and short-term losses are part of the game for investing. Warren Buffett has even told employees to only to worry about…
S&P Fires A Shot Across GE’s Bow (GE)
Standard & Poor’s issued a report that is being taken a "downgrade-light" by many traders. S&P has revised its outlook on General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and units including GE Capital Corp. to negative…
GE Changes Guidance Policy; Reaffirms Targets (GE)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has reconfirmed its December 2 earnings outlook of $0.50 to $0.52 EPS excluding charges and $0.36 to $0.42 including charges); it still sees full-year 2008 earnings of $1.78 to…
Even GE (GE) Does Not Know Where It is Going
Over the last decade or more no company has been more meticulous about its earnings forecasts than GE (GE). The conglomerate even talks freely about its prospects between its quarterly conference calls and occasional…