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General Electric says it plans to merge its oil and gas business with the large oilfield services provider Baker Hughes. This follows the demise of a merger plan between Baker Hughes and Halliburton.
2016-10-31

China's Haier Group buys General Electric's appliance unit for $5.4 billion.
2016-01-15

General Electric announces that it has abandoned its plan to sell its appliances business to Sweden's Electrolux. The U.S. Department of Justice had filed an antitrust suit in summer 2015 to block the $3.3 billion acquisition.
2015-12-7

Sweden's AB Electrolux, the parent company of the U.S. brands Electrolux and Frigidaire, buys General Electric's appliances business for $3.3 billion.
2014-09-8

The French government votes to allow a US$17 billion deal buyout of much of Alstom's power production business by General Electric to move forward.
2014-06-22

General Electric reports stronger than expected earnings, largely due to industrial sales outside the United States.
2011-07-22