GE reported a loss of $1.19 billion in the third quarter of 2020. / AP FILE PHOTO/RICHARD DREW
General Electric narrowed its losses in its third quarter as it trimmed expenses and managed to post an adjusted profit that surprised Wall Street. GE lost $1.19 billion, or 13 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. A year earlier the Boston-based company lost $9.47 billion, or 15 cents per share. Earnings,…