General Electric Analysts: We Know Nothing

Socrates once said "all I know is I know nothing." A team of analysts who follow General Electric (symbol Quote) figured maybe they'd give it a shot.

" In our view, visibility is extremely low across multiple business segments; thus, we have low confidence in our forecast," wrote analysts at William Blair & Company. Lead analyst Jeffrey Germanotta did not return a call or an email message.

I applaud these analysts for their forthrightness, and it is not hard to understand why "visibility" is low, as they put it. GE is a massive, complex company whose executives rarely speak English. ...