Antitrust trial on Electrolux-GE deal expected late this year

Electrolux lawyers are questioning some of the most basic contentions in the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that seeks to block the company’s $3.3 billion purchase of GE's appliance operations. Attorneys for Electrolux North America Inc. on Friday filed the company's response to the federal suit, and the two sides can’t even agree on which manufacturers are “The Big Three” U.S. appliance makers. The feds say the three companies with the largest share of the U.S. appliance market are…