This Is What General Electric's Results Reveal About the Rest of Earnings Season

General Electric (GE) - Get Report posted better than expected earnings and revenue, along with positive cash flow on Friday.

Christine Short, senior vice president of Estimize, said industrials like GE and Honeywell (HON) - Get Report are proxies for global growth. 

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