New Delhi, May 22, 2007 --- GE today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell GE Plastics to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), a globally respected petrochemicals manufacturer, in a deal valued at $11.6 billion in cash plus assumption of liabilities. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and is targeted for the third quarter of 2007.
New Delhi, May 21, 2007 --- General Electric Company (GE) today announced the appointment of Tejpreet Singh Chopra (TP Chopra) to the position of President & CEO for GE in India, succeeding Scott R Bayman, who has served with distinction in this role for 14 years. TP Chopra will be responsible for the strategic and overall leadership of all GE businesses in India
1Q'07 Highlights (Continuing Operations)
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE announced today record first-quarter 2007 earnings from continuing operations of $4.5 billion or $.44 per share, up 8% and 10%, respectively, from first quarter 2006. Revenues from continuing operations were $40.2 billion, up 6%, increasing 8% organically.
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January 19, 2007 06:31 AM Eastern Time
Reports Strong Results -- EPS up 14% in Fourth Quarter, 13% for the Year
Reports Restatement Relating to Commercial Paper; No Cash Flow or Liquidity Impact
2006 Highlights (Continuing Operations and Prior Periods Restated)
New Delhi, December 8, 2006 - GE Healthcare introduced today its new electrocardiograph unit, the MAC 3500, in its MAC® product line of resting ECG analysis systems at the annual meeting of the Cardiological Society of India, 2006.
Ideal for basic 12-lead resting ECG analysis, the MAC 3500 system delivers technology to help clinicians improve reliability and accuracy in cardiac assessments, while also helping to increase productivity and efficiency.
GE's LightSpeed VCT XT Helps Clinicians Obtain Excellent Images of a Patient's Heart with up to a 70 Percent Reduction in Dose Per Exam Independent of Heart Rate
CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 26, 2006 - GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric (NYSE: GE) today introduced the industry's first-ever computed tomography (CT) scanner that maintains outstanding image quality while reducing a patient's radiation exposure by up to 70 percent for diagnostic cardiac scans. This technology was launched at the 92nd annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.
