GE just missed its Q1, by a lot, and lowered estimates for 2008. First reports are pinning the blame on its financial services businesses. But don't ...
24/7 Wall Street | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business
It is time for Jeff Immelt to leave. His plans for GE's long-term future are a wreak. GE's pitch that being in many businesses is better than one and...
New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Now hear this: NBC Universal is not for sale. No how, no way. Jeffrey R. Immelt, left, the chairman of General Electric, and Jeff Zucker, the preside...
Reuters | Scott Malone | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
General Electric Co (GE.N) posted a 4 percent rise in net profit on Friday, matching Wall Street expectations, with strong demand for heavy equipment ...
Reuters | Paul Thomasch | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Media company Landmark Communications said on Thursday it was exploring the sale of its publishing and television businesses including cable network T...
New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The Weather Channel, one of the last privately owned cable channels, is being put up for sale and could fetch more than $5 billion, according to peopl...
24/7 Wall Street | John C. Ogg | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The Dogs of the Dow aren't necessarily the worst performers of the prior year, but they pay the highest the dividend yields. We wanted to review the ...
Fortune | Jon Birger and Katie Benner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
We'll say this for the U.S. economy: It can take a punch. Consider the blows it has absorbed just this year. The worst real estate crash since the Gr...
AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
General Electric recalled 92,000 combination wall and microwave ovens after at least 35 incidents of fire that damaged property, the company and the C...
Portfolio | Andy Grove | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
I usually try to control myself and resist giving compliments or unsolicited advice to people I don't know well. But I recently did just that. I email...
24/7 Wall Street | Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
GE has been hoping that growth in the developing world would begin to offset slower sales in places like the US and Europe. It may be that they are fi...
Silicon Alley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business