I need a help with Completing Wall Street Journal Article Summary and Discussion. The WSJ Article Summary is a summary of an article related to the material in the Principles of Managerial Finance that appeared recently in the WSJ. Below you will find an example of a "WSJ Summary". Check it out. Choose an area that interests you that relates with the material in the textbook (Principles of Managerial Finance by smart and zutter). Write a summary of the main points raised in the article. Develop two or three discussion questions related to the material in the article. The reason for this is that you keep informed of current happening in the field of Business, in particular the field of Financial Management.

an example of a "WSJ Summary", Please check the following article:

TITLE: Heard on the Street: GE's Challenge: Make Stock Jump Like Profit

REPORTER: Kathryn Kranhold

PAGE: C1

LINK: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114601814459236105.html

SUMMARY:

In the first quarter of 2006, GE increased income from continuing

operations by 14% and doubled cash flow from operations. The company is also

buying back billions of dollars in stock, selling off slow and volatile

business and buying faster-growing ones. But despite these things, GE's shares

have been lagging behind broad market indexes since Jeffrey Immelt took over as

CEO on September 10, 2001. For the past year, GE's shares were down 6%

compared to an increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 11%. One of the

problems is the difficulty investors face in valuing the conglomerate.

QUESTIONS:

How did GE's stock perform relative to the Dow Jones Industrial Average last year? What is the current share price of GE stock? What is their total market value (market capitalization)?

Go to www.wsj.com and under Quotes & Research enter GE. Click on Valuations and Ratios under Quotes and News. What is GE's P/E ratio? How does it compare with their industry? The article mentions a different P/E ratio - what is it referring to?

What recent news and company actions should have spelled good news for GE investors? What might be the underlying cause for the lack of response in GE's share price?