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Original Source: CNBC/DOW JONES BUSINESS VIDEO ANALYST INTERVIEW

MELISSA LEE, CNBC ANCHOR: General Electric gave a solid 2006 forecast at its annual meeting today. CEO Jeff Immelt says he sees the company`s 2006 earnings up 15 percent. That is better than the 13 percent rise expected of the S&P 500 as a whole.

Sales expected to be up 10 percent to $165 billion. GE, of course, the parent of this network. But is this news enough to get the shares of the world`s second largest company moving? Take a look at this chart. Since the terror attacks of September 11, the stock has significantly under performed the benchmark of the S&P 500, and that is our "Hot Topic" today. Here today is Kathryn Kranhold, reporter for "The Wall Street Journal." We`re also joined -- she`s also, I should say, the writer of the article on GE`s challenge in today`s "Wall Street Journal." And we`re also joined today by Tara Hedlund. She is a security analyst for Turner Investment...

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