通用電氣

General Electric

????2012年《財富》500強排名：第8位

????2012年利潤（單位：百萬美元）：13,641

????2012年，通用電氣實現利潤136.4億美元，同比下降了3.6%，在盈利榜單上下滑一位。這主要受累于歐洲困境以及美元走強導致的外銷疲軟。另外，公司旗下醫療業務的收入也出現下滑。因此，通用電氣CEO杰夫?伊梅爾特在2012年末提醒投資者，2013將是嚴峻的一年，從而抑制了分析師預期。但今年以來，通用電氣已經和新創電商Quirky達成了一個相當有意思的戰略伙伴關系，致力于創新型產品的設計。此外，通用電氣還斥資30億美元收購了油田技術服務公司Lufkin Industries。——D.R.

????Fortune 500 rank: 8

????2012 profit (millions): 13,641

????A 3.6% decline in profits, to $13.64 billion, means GE slips one slot this year. That was in large part due to trouble from Europe; a stronger dollar meant weaker foreign sales. In addition, revenue from its healthcare division fell. As a result, CEO Jeff Immelt curbed expectations for 2013 by telling investors at the end of 2012 that another rough year was coming. But so far this year GE has formed an interesting strategic partnership with the startup Quirky to design innovative products as well as purchased oil technology company Lufkin Industries for $3 billion. --D.R.