FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002--GE remains on track to deliver record earnings in 2002 of more than $16.5 billion ($1.65-$1.67 per share before accounting changes), GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt told analysts at an industry meeting today.
Immelt also said that GE remains comfortable with consensus estimates for double-digit earnings growth targets in 2003.
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