GE - 1 Key Takeaway for GE Investors From Siemens Earnings

General Electric's (NYSE: GE) year will be shaped by aviation, and to a large extent by developments around the Boeing 737 MAX, because it's unlikely to get much help from its other segments.

That's the key conclusion to be drawn from looking at the earnings report from GE's biggest rival, Germany's Siemens (OTC: SIEGY). In other words, buying stock in GE means taking on a similar kind of risk inherent in buying Boeing stock. Here's why.

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