International Business News - appliance http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif They hung on during years of downsizing, but now the few thousand people working at GE's sprawling Appliance Park face even greater uncertainty with the company's plans to sell or spin off its appliance business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/workers-ky-officials-face-uncertainty-over-ge-operation.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:01:32 EDT General Electric confirmed Friday that the nation's economic slowdown is prompting it to get out of the appliance business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/general-electric-appliance-business-goldman-sachs.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 13:28:40 EDT NEW HAVEN, Conn. _ General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the business that for a century has put appliances in American homes, a decision that could presage further asset sales, analysts said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/ge-confirms-plans-to-exit-appliance-business.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:46:23 EDT With consumers strapped and financing tight, it makes sense for General Electric Co. to sell its 101-year-old appliance business, although it may not fetch the best price, analysts said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/ge-appliance-sale-would-make-sense-analysts-say.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:56:55 EDT General Electric Co. plans to auction off its appliances business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. GE has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to run an auction for the appliance division, according to the newspaper, which quoted unidentified sources. The sale could yield between $5 billion and $8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/report-ge-set-to-auction-appliance-business.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 18:21:56 EDT Analysts sparred Thursday over Network Appliance Inc.'s weak fiscal fourth-quarter outlook, with one telling investors not to buy the stock and another saying management is just being conservative given the tough economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/ahead-of-the-bell-network-appliance.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:17:22 EST