GE announced fourth-quarter 2011 Operating Earnings of $4.1 billion, or $0.39 per share, up 6% and 11% respectively from the fourth-quarter of 2010. Revenues were $38.0 billion for the quarter and $147.3 billion for the year. Record Infrastructure orders of $28.6 billion in the fourth quarter enabled GE to end the year with a backlog of $200 billion, the largest in its history.
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Innovation key to creating more competitive, productive Australian economy
Sydney -- Australia, 19 January 2012: Australia needs to strengthen industry support and engagement with its leading innovation programs to increase competitiveness and productivity, two reports, commissioned by GE, have found.
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Final call for Australian submissions -- Challenge closes 20th November 2011
Australia -- 28 October, 2011: GE is calling for final submissions for their $100 million global healthymagination Challenge aimed at accelerating innovation in breast cancer, ahead of the closing date later this month.
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Australia, 21 October 2011: Almost 1,000 GE staff across Australia and New Zealand will hit the streets today for a sponsored 'pink walk' to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research on Pink Ribbon Day.
GE employees will walk en-masse sporting pink T-shirts in seven locations, including Melbourne's Yarra River, Sydney's Opera House, Auckland's harbour as well as sites in Brisbane, Adelaide, Parramatta and Rydalmere.
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GE announced third-quarter 2011 operating earnings of $3.4 billion, or $0.31 per share, up 11%, from the third quarter of 2010 (excluding effects of the preferred redemption).
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2011 Data Visualization Marathon winning entry highlights our changing healthcare needs
Sydney -- Australia, 20 October 2011: GE has teamed up with the 2011 Data Visualization Marathon in Sydney to take a closer look at Australia's changing healthcare landscape. The winning entry, 'Guess What Australia', draws on data about the nation's aging population, changing demographics and skills shortage to visually represent the challenges faced by our healthcare system today.
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GE Capital releases data that shows the mid-market requires greater support and access to capital to grow
13 October 2011 [Melbourne, Australia]: Data from a new study reveals that despite medium sized businesses representing just 1.3% of all businesses in Australia, the sector contributed close to $425 billion towards GDP in the 2009-10 financial year, exceeding the valued added by either small or big business.