Financial Statement Results. In its $2018$ annual report to shareholders, General Electric reported the following financial results:

Revenues increased from $$118\mathrm{.}2$ to $$121\mathrm{.}6$ billion.

Net income decreased from negative $$8\mathrm{.}5$ to negative $$22\mathrm{.}4$ billion.

Total assets decreased from $$369\mathrm{.}2$ to $$309\mathrm{.}1$ billion.

$,$ Shareholders' equity decreased from $$76\mathrm{.}8$ to $$51\mathrm{.}8$ billion.

For the year, the cash flow from operating activities was $$4\mathrm{.}2$ billion, the cash flow from investing activities was $$18\mathrm{.}2$ billion, and the cash flow from financing activities was negative $$31\mathrm{.}0$ billion.

Discuss the possible explanations for the financial results of General Electric.