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General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) seeking approval from France’s government for its $17 billion Alstom SA (ALO) energy bid, is in early-stage talks with nuclear-plant maker Areva SA and other French companies about asset sales or partnerships, people familiar with the matter said. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) net profit margin is 8.60% and weekly performance is -0.89%. On last trading day company shares ended up $26.61. Analysts mean target price for the company is $28.90. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.95%.

The University Of Maryland (UMD) announced that Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., along with its parent company, United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) have pledged one million dollars to endow a fund to create the Igor Sikorsky Distinguished Professorship in Rotorcraft at UMD’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) shares advanced 0.38% in last trading session and ended the day on $115.02. UTX gross Margin is 27.80% and its return on assets is 6.30%.United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) quarterly performance is 1.63%.

Global borrowers from Shell in The Hague to Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) raised a record $368 billion this year from bonds maturing in 10 years or more, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) shares moved down -0.60% in last trading session and was closed at $105.39, while trading in range of $104.72 – $105.53. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) year to date (YTD) performance is 17.50%.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) life science “innovation centre”, which opened a year ago, represents a different approach to drug development based on building networks and scouting for small deals, rather than mega-merger consolidation. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) ended the last trading day at $100.64. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.63% and price to cash ratio as 9.75.Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.12%.

A consortium comprising of Siemens AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:SIEGY)Siemens Ltd. Thailand and the Japanese partner Marubeni has completed the Wang Noi 4 combined cycle power plant in Thailand on schedule. The Owner, the state-owned utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), took the power plant into commercial operation on April 7, 2014. On last trading day company shares ended up $131.42.

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