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GE, Comcast Agree: NBC Valued At $30 Billion

Reuters | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal ...

Comcast-NBC Deal Close: NYT

New York Times | MICHAEL J. De La MERCED | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


General Electric and the cable giant Comcast have moved closer to a deal giving control of NBC Universal to Comcast, and a formal announcement could b...

Goldman Sachs Seizing Homes Subprime Mortgages Bought

McClatchy | Greg Gordon | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


Goldman spent years buying hundreds of thousands of subprime mortgages, many of them from some of the more unsavory lenders in the business, and packa...

More Questions About the US Chamber's Membership Number Claim

Pete Altman | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green


Pete Altman

With more voices saying clearly that US Chamber of Commerce does not represent them, the Chamber's membership numbers are looking more and more questionable.

Vscan Handheld Ultrasound: GE Unveils 'Stethoscope Of The 21st Century'

AP | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.21.2009 | Technology


SAN FRANCISCO — The future of ultrasound technology, as interpreted by General Electric Co., looks a bit like a flip phone crossed with an iPod....

US Chamber's Influence and Credibility on the Decline

Pete Altman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green


Pete Altman

One reason for the Chamber's decline may be the result of what the Chamber's positioning communicates to businesses and lawmakers alike.

The Spectre Haunting GE

BusinessWeek | Jeff Gerth | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business


Many MRI patients are injected with a GE dye to enhance images. If they have weak kidneys, they might develop a rare and sometimes fatal disease. n...

The US Chamber's Continuing Climate Credibility Crisis

Pete Altman | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Pete Altman

If the media briefing late last week was supposed to make things better for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the face of an onslaught of major defections over its climate extremism, it didn't.

Vilsack Mistakenly Pitched "GMOs-Feed-The-World" to an Audience of Experts--Oops

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Jeffrey Smith

It is clear to the experts that the current generation of GMOs do not live up to the hype continuously broadcast by biotech companies and their promotional East Coast wing--the federal government.

Jeff Immelt: Jeff Zucker "As Good As Anyone Running A Media Company Today"

BusinessWeek | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


Would General Electric CEO (GE) Jeff Immelt like to see NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker stick around, even if GE sells off majority control of its broad...

Climate Controversy Damages Chamber's Reputation

Pete Altman | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green


Pete Altman

The Chamber's tone-deaf response to the situation is contributing to reputation damage that is hurting the organization's credibility.

Comcast Buying NBC Universal? Comcast Calls Report "Inaccurate," May Be In Talks For NBCU Stake

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media


Update 2:30 PM ET: CNBC's David Faber reports that GE and Comcast are in talks "about a deal in which GE would spin off its NBC Universal unit into a ...

Health Care: Let's Liberate the Masses

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


Dylan Ratigan

The cost of health insurance is not only keeping millions from accessing proper medical care, but it is also hobbling our large companies and strangling at birth many of the small businesses we need for job growth.

Exxon is Green? CFL's "Probably" Reduce Energy Use?

Andrew Winston | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home


Andrew Winston

There's a rise in ridiculous cover stories and op-eds in the green world.

The Human Element: Is Your Internship Program Helping or Hurting?

Jon Younger | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

A strong internship program is a powerful tool for attracting top talent; companies can build a strong relationship with schools or other talent pools. But they can also be a reputational WMD.

My GE Dishwasher Tragedy, Manufacturer Parts, Car Repairs and Doctor Visits: Let's Be Mad as Hell and Not Take it Anymore!

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business


Michael Russnow

Manufacturing CEOs do very little to reduce the need for maintenance work and perhaps there should be legislative enforcement requiring them to do so.

Keith Olbermann: Bill O'Reilly Should Be Fired (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 09.13.2009 | Media


Keith Olbermann named Bill O'Reilly his Worst Person in the World Wednesday night, continuing to shatter any supposed truce between the rival cable ne...

GE: Bill O'Reilly's Report "Maliciously False"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The General Electric Co. called a Fox News Channel report about the company supplying terrorists with material used in bombs "irrespo...

Bill O'Reilly-Keith Olbermann Feud Ends with a Corporate Handshake?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media


Joseph A. Palermo

Corporate honchos at GE and News Corp making back-room editorial decisions for the "news" subsidiaries they control? I can't help but think it might not be the best thing for the integrity of journalism.

GE Moves Green Jobs To China

Mike Elk | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business


Mike Elk

In the last decade, GE has closed over fifteen factories in Ohio and downsized numerous others. Since 1980, employment in GE Lighting has dropped by 68 percent.

GE To Exit Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

AP | STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. said Wednesday that it has begun to exit a program that allows companies to issue debt backed by the federal g...

GE Promotes Manufacturing Jobs in US, Then Ships 'em Overseas

Mike Elk | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


Mike Elk

Without a new American manufacturing policy there will be no economic recovery. We need to move beyond a bubble economy built on debt and financial speculation and into a real economy that actually makes products.

GE Plans Tools To Reduce Household Energy Costs

BusinessWeek | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


General Electric Co. said Tuesday that it is developing a package of energy saving and generating tools that could help homeowners achieve zero cost o...

Obama VS GE: Getting Tough with Corporations

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

Obama's closing of the rescue plan loophole is a good step, but it's only one step.

Loophole Helps GE Benefit From Bank Rescue Program

washingtonpost.com | Jeff Gerth and Brady Dennis | Posted 07.29.2009 | Business


General Electric, the world's largest industrial company, has quietly become the biggest beneficiary of one of the government's key rescue programs fo...