[nimaco]

GE has been selling off assets as part of a turnaround strategy in the past ~2yrs or so

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ge-chief-says-assets-sales-will...

[three_seagrass]

That shouldn't affect market cap since they're capturing the cash equivalent in value through the sale. It's trading physical assets (probably with poor returns) for cash assets.

Spinning off less-profitable divisions would affect market cap.