General Electric has been linked to the light bulb for the past 126 years. Now, GE is having a hard time getting rid of it. It's been nearly a year since cash-strapped GE revealed plans to sell the ...

(Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. cut one of the last remaining links to founder Thomas Edison, as the beleaguered manufacturer wrapped up a three-year process to sell its iconic lightbulb business.

It's been nearly a year since cash-strapped GE revealed plans to sell the struggling light bulb business and focus instead on moneymakers like jet engines and MRI machines. But GE has yet to find a ...

GE will now effectively cease to be a consumer-facing company In this file photo packages of General Electric light bulbs are displayed on a hardware store shelf July 17, 2009 in San Rafael, ...

General Electric has been linked to the light bulb for the past 126 years. Now, GE is having a hard time getting rid of it. It’s been nearly a year since cash-strapped GE revealed plans to sell the ...