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The SEC had accused GE of bending “accounting rules beyond breaking point” in order to avoid disappointing results on four occasions in 2002 and 2003.

SEC指控通用于2002年至2003年间为避免出现不利局面曾四次扭曲“会计规则到了违法的地步”。

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The SEC had accused GE of bending "accounting rules beyond breaking point" in order to avoid disappointing results on four occasions in 2002 and 2003.

SEC指控通用于2002年至2003年间为避免出现不利局面曾四次扭曲“会计规则到了违法的地步”。

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Amidst the financial crisis, he had to make a very sweet deal with Berkshire Hathaway to grab some cash (in exchange for preferred shares) in order to keep GE out of bankruptcy court.

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In fact, the first leg of the NBCUniveral deal came at a time when GE was selling assets in order to stabilize its financial services arm and repay billions in crisis-time government loans.

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