UPDATE: GE Posts Upbeat Q3 Profit
October 18, 2013 at 07:12 AM EDT
General Electric Co (NYSE: GE ) reported an 8.6% drop in its third-quarter net profit. GE's quarterly profit declined to $3.2 billion, or $0.31 per share, down from $3.5 billion, or $0.33 per share, in the year-ago period. Its operating earnings came in at $0.36 per share. Excluding one-time items,
