General electric to shed appliance unit, people say (update3)

By Rachel Layne May 15 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. may sell or seek a partner for the unit that makes refrigerators and washers, ending more than a century in an industry that helped make GE a household name, people familiar with the situation ...GE May Sell Appliance Division New York TimesGE auction of appliances business could jump start a portfolio ... ForbesTheStreet.com - Wall Street Journal - BBC News - Reuters