GE Vernova Orders Grew 88% to $24.2B, Nasdaq Reports

On air: Hank Ledger on After the Bell
Published 5:18 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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First reported by Nasdaq: “Could GE Vernova Be Your Ticket to Generational Wealth?”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 5:18 PM ET on After the Bell, by Hank Ledger.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNasdaq says GE Vernova's second-quarter orders grew eighty-eight percent to twenty-four point two billion dollars. Lola Cruz is live at a substation. Lola?
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I've covered war zones, and nothing hums like this fence. The pitch is generational wealth.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA Nasdaq article titled it as a question, which is how you know it's a pitch.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe company makes gear that generates and moves electricity. It's also the loudest fence I've ever leaned on. Sir! Sir, a word!
Marty KowalczykI'm an electrician. I've wanted generational wealth since my father left me his van. The van does not have generational wealth. It has a smell.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentOrders are not profit, sir, and this is not advice. The data doesn't say why the story ran. A seagull just stole my notes. Hank.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Lola. A pitch phrased as a question and a van with a smell. That's the whole after-hours tape.