The SEC’s addition of GE shares to its list of banned shorts highlights the conglomerate’s neither-fish-nor-fowl status. The risk is that GE’s industrial units could be held hostage to the financing needs of GE Capital. Why not spin off the finance arm as a bank holding company?Sign up to read the rest of this subscriber-only content, or if you are already a member please sign in here.
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