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GE to freeze pension plans for about 20,000 U.S. workers to cut debt

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GE to freeze pension plans for about 20,000 U.S. workers to cut debtSince taking over a year ago, Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp has carved out a number of measures to streamline the company and raise cash to pare debt. GE and its finance arm had total borrowings of about $105.8 billion as of June 30, with industrial net debt at $54.4 billion. The company said it will also freeze supplementary pension benefits for about 700 U.S. employees who became executives before 2011.

Source: yahoo.com/news