General Electric

Greece Should Not Influence the U.S. Markets: the U.S. Should

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.16.2012

Georges Ugeux

Greece is a convenient excuse. Let's correct our own weaknesses, starting from public indebtedness, rather than pointing the finger towards Europe.

When the 1 Percent Fails to Contribute Its Fair Share, Veterans Pay Dearly

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.15.2012

Jon Soltz

Veterans have served our country at considerable sacrifice. We work hard and play by the rules. But, as it turns out, big corporations aren't playing by the same rules, and our communities are paying for it.

Former Executives Convicted Of Defrauding Local Governments

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - Three former executives of General Electric Co affiliates were convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy ch...

Big Business Should Stop Ignoring Washington?

Steven Strauss | Posted 05.09.2012

Steven Strauss

Big Business' managerial performance in the 2008 financial crisis isn't an inspiring endorsement of advice from, or the managerial competency of, America's largest corporations.

Fortune 500 Companies Made Record $824 Billion Profit In 2011

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.08.2012

Poverty is rampant. Hunger is widespread. But don't worry about America's largest corporations -- they're doing just fine. Fortune released its ann...

Wal-Mart At 50: A Crisis of Governance

Al Norman | Posted 05.07.2012

Al Norman

Wal-Mart may have entered the Golden Years, but its self-dealing and covers ups have seriously tarnished the brand, and put its "independent" governance in a state of crisis.

What States Can Learn from Michigan's Recovery

Jeff Mason | Posted 04.26.2012

Jeff Mason

When the national economy was hemorrhaging jobs, Michigan faced an especially difficult climate. Through resolve, creative thinking and cooperation between public and private entities, GE's leaders breathed new life into our future.

Protesters Pour Into Detroit For GE Stockholders' Meeting

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

* Several hundred assemble outside meeting * Protesters call on GE to "pay your fair share" * "We pay our taxes," says G...

'We Totally Pay Taxes'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.26.2012

General Electric's CEO has a message for people angry about reports that the company isn't paying enough in taxes: Move along, nothing to see here. ...

A New Spring Trend for Shareholders: Corporate Accountability

Elizabeth Parisian | Posted 04.24.2012

Elizabeth Parisian

GE's federal tax dodging has a significant impact on Chicago's neighborhoods

'99 Percent' Get Set To Protest GE

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

* GE shareholders to meet in Detroit on Wednesday * "99 Percent" group says to protest low GE tax bill * GE CFO says "tr...

Jason Cherkis

Ninety-Nine Percent Power: Activists Ready To Launch Dozens of Shareholder Demonstrations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 04.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- Last fall, the Occupy Wall Street movement ignited a national conversation on income inequality, corporate ties to conservative legislat...

U.S. Multinationals Hiring At Much Faster Rate Overseas: Report

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.20.2012

U.S. multinationals are hiring. They're just doing a lot of it overseas these days. Multinational firms based in the United States expanded their w...

Big Companies Collecting State Taxes From Workers And Keeping The Money

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

* By David Cay Johnston April 12 (Reuters) - Across the United States more than 2,700 companies are col...

The Corporations That Make Money Off Taxes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.09.2012

Instead of giving money to the government, it turns out more than a few U.S. companies are actually making money off their income taxes. In a recen...

New Companies Love This Costly Tax Benefit

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

* Accelerated depreciation tax break has bipartisan backing * Congress edges toward debate on tax code revamp * 26 compa...

Major CEO's Pay Takes Huge Plunge

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 03.10.2012

-- General Electric Co. Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt's compensation fell 24 percent in 2011 after it spiked in 2010. GE, which makes products ran...

A Touch of Knowledge: The Very Serious History of Silly Putty

Marc Hartzman | Posted 05.01.2012

Marc Hartzman

For more than 50 years Silly Putty has been stretched, squeezed and squished by silly and not-so-silly people of all ages.

Corporations Are People, But Only Sometimes: Seven And A Half Things To Know

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.28.2012

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do. Seven and a half, on the other hand, is a far friendlier number, and it's the number of things you ne...

Alexander Eichler

General Electric Paid A Tiny, Tiny Tax Rate This Decade

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.28.2012

General Electric again finds itself the focus of a politically-charged battle over corporate taxes. A new analysis of the mega-corporation's tax f...

Corporate Tax Rates Effectively Already Below Obama's Proposed Level

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.22.2012

President Obama hopes to bring change to a loophole-ridden corporate tax code that allows potential tax dollars to slip through the cracks. In exchang...

GE Launches Program Aimed At Hiring Thousands Of Veterans

AP | Posted 04.14.2012

WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business....

Marcus Baram

Whistleblower Says GE Fired Him For Raising Concerns About Corruption

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 02.08.2012

A former Iraq-based General Electric executive claims he was fired after raising concerns that the company was violating federal anti-bribery laws. ...

Fictional Davos Discussion Between Tim Geithner and China's He Yafei

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.03.2012

Howard Steven Friedman

The following conversation did not take place... but wouldn't it have been interesting if it did? Geithner: Glad I found you. We really need to talk...

A Cautionary Tale About Wind Power

J. Michael Welton | Posted 04.02.2012

J. Michael Welton

Filmmaker Laura Israel isn't tilting at windmills -- but she does want to cast a critical eye in their direction. And she's done that with Windfall -- her first documentary film.