Edison Electric Company
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| Traded as | : GE DJIA Component S&P 100 Component S&P 500 Component |
| ISIN | US3696041033 |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | April 15, 1892 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Founders |
Thomas Edison Charles A. Coffin Elihu Thomson Edwin J. Houston J.P. Morgan |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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John L. Flannery |
| Products |
Aircraft engines Electrical distribution Electric motors Energy Finance Gas Health care Lighting Locomotives Oil Software Water Weapons Wind turbines |
| Revenue |
 US$123.7 billion (2016) |
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US$9.03 billion (2016) |
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US$8.83 billion (2016) |
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| Total assets |
 US$365.2 billion (2016) |
| Total equity |
US$75.80 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees
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295,000 (2016) |
| Subsidiaries |
GE Aviation GE Capital GE Digital GE Energy Connections GE Global Research GE Healthcare GE Lighting Baker Hughes, a GE company (62.5%) GE Power GE Renewable Energy GE Transportation Current, powered by GE |
| Website | www |
John L. Flannery
(Chairman
General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. As of 2016, the company operates through the following segments: Aviation, Current, Digital, Energy Connections, Global Research, Healthcare, Lighting, Oil and Gas, Power, Renewable Energy, Transportation, and Capital which cater to the needs of Financial services, Medical devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries.
In 2017, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the thirteenth-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue,. In 2011, GE ranked as the 14th most profitable. As of 2012[update], the company was listed the fourth-largest in the world among the Forbes Global 2000, further metrics being taken into account. The Nobel Prize has twice been awarded to employees of General Electric: Irving Langmuir in 1932 and Ivar Giaever in 1973.
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