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GE Drops Bombshell – It Will Split Into Three Firms


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General Electric‘s years-long transformation is taking another huge step forward.

The company announced Tuesday plans to split into three companies: One focused on healthcare, another focused on energy and power and the third focused on aviation.

Investors are happy with the news. General Electric (ticker: GE) stock was up more than 16%...