General Electric Co.’s stock slid 0.9% in morning trade Thursday, putting it on track to suffer the worst four-day stretch 7 1/2 years, in the aftermath of the industrial conglomerate’s rare profit miss. After rising 1.1% on Friday, after GE missed profit expectations for the first time in 2 1/2 years, the stock has now tumbled 10.6% over the past four sessions, which would be the biggest four-day percentage decline since it plunged 12.4% in the four days ending May 5, 2010. The stock is also headed toward its worst weekly performance since it plummeted 11.5% during the week ending May 15, 2009. GE’s stock has now dropped TK% over the past three months, while the SPDR Industrial Select Sector ETF has TK% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained TK%.
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