Welch, who headed up the General Electric Company from 1981 and 2001 ... They were behind the mass marketing of radio sets and televisions, dishwashers. The list just went on and on.

General Electric, once one of the most widely held stocks in America by individual investors, will divide itself into three public firms focused on aviation, health care and energy. Founded in ...

When General Electric split into three separate businesses last month, the transition marked the end of a storied company that was for decades a fixture of American life — providing millions of ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer William Cohan, author of "Power Failure," on the history of General Electric, once one of America's largest companies. It finished a series of spin-offs this week.