听力原文: General Electric reported second-quarter profits of $ 5.4 billion Friday and sai
Immelt said GE will quit its U.S. mortgage business and sell off its existing loans. GE Money had strong growth in revenues and assets and increased its profit by 8 percent, despite losses in its WMC mortgage business, he said. GE will use the proceeds from a previously announced $11.6 billion sale of its plastics division to a Saudi firm primarily to accelerate its planned 2007 stock buyback program.
Compared with the same quarter last year, the second-quarter profits increased by ______ this year.
A.$ 5.4 billion
B.$4.9 billion
C.$0.5 billion
D.$10.3 billion