General Electric Company (GE) is American multinational globally diversified technology and financial services company. The company's products and services have impacted nine different major US industries, perhaps most notably transportation, power, and healthcare. The firm’s products include aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, household appliances, medical imaging equipment, business and consumer financing, and industrial products. The company can trace its history back to 1892 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The corporation operates via a line of companies, including GE Aviation, GE Renewable Energy, GE Capital, and GE Healthcare. The company’s work in aviation includes commercial and military aircraft engines, integrated digital components, electric power and mechanical aircraft systems. General Electric’s work in healthcare involves the provision of a range of healthcare technologies in the areas of medical imaging, digital solutions, patient monitoring and diagnostics, and drug discovery.
General Electric has a presence in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and the Middle East, operating via a number of international subsidiaries which are primarily run under the GE or General Electric name and brand. The firm also owns other businesses such as OEC Medical Systems, Unison Industries PLC, and Vetco Gray UK Ltd. The firm is listed on the NYSE where it trades under the stock ticker GE.
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