BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co notched a better-than-expected 21.6 percent rise in earnings, helped by strong demand for jet engines as well as equipment used in oil and natural gas production. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=123HUyOZjFA:e_mPEwFYCb4:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=123HUyOZjFA:e_mPEwFYCb4:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/123HUyOZjFA)