NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) Chief Executive Larry Culp said on Thursday that a report alleging GE was hiding financial problems was “market manipulation – pure and simple.”
In a statement responding to a report alleging fraud at GE, Culp said the report “contains false statements” and that author Harry Markopolos stood to gain from short-selling related to the report. GE’s shares fell as much as 15% Thursday after the report came out.
Reporting by Alwyn Scott; Editing by Steve Orlofsky
