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Fiscal Cliff or Bunny Slope?

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 01.21.2013 | Politics
Read More: Cbo Report, Steve Kroft, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, Jeff Immelt, Campaign-to-Fix-the-Debt, Erskine Bowles, Super Committee, Simpson-Bowles, Americans for Tax Reform Pledge, Fiscal Cliff, Ben Bernanke, Grover Norquist, Sequestration, Paul Ryan, Budget Deficit, Congress Budget, Politics News
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam

Superstorm Sandy was a disaster brought to us by Mother Nature. The fiscal cliff is being brought to us by human nature. Which will be worse? Time will tell.

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The Missing Business Voice -- Can Sandy Weill Lead the Parade?

Judith Samuelson | Posted 09.29.2012 | Business
Read More: Banking, Sandy Weill, Investment Banking, Glass-Steagall, Howard Schultz, Starbucks, Klaus Kleinfeld, Jeff Immelt, Indra Nooyi, Business News
Judith Samuelson

The cynicism that is engendered when someone like Weill, or Welch, changes his stripes is understandable. Who wants to hear from the guys who already cleaned up in Act 1? But, frankly, I find it refreshing. Where are today's leaders on these same subjects?

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Rio+20, Clearwater+40: Who Leads Now?

Judith Samuelson | Posted 08.19.2012 | Green
Read More: UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Paul Polman, Collaboration, Clean Water Act, Pete Seeger, Rio+20, Clearwater Festival, Jeff Immelt, Green News
Judith Samuelson

We love a hero, and while negotiations continue and new issues arise every year, it is no exaggeration to say that Seeger and his activism saved the Hudson -- maybe even spawned the environmental movement. Who is the modern day equivalent?

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'We Totally Pay Taxes'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.26.2012 | Business
Read More: General Electric Tax Rate, General Electric, Immelt, GE Tax Rate, General Electric CEO Tax Rate, Jeff Immelt, Jeffrey Immelt, GE CEO, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt Tax Rate, GE CEO Tax Rate, Video, Jeffrey Immelt GE Tax Rate, Ge, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, Business News

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. ...

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GE CEO On Electric Cars: 'We're Just Going To Hang On The Hoop Here'

Reuters | Posted 06.24.2012 | Business
Read More: Fuel Economy, Video, Jeff Immelt Electric Cars, Reuters, Electric Cars, Business News, Ge-Electric-Cars, Jeff-Immelt-Ge, Jeff Immelt, Electric Car Investment, Business News

* Immelt committed to long term development of EVs * Cost, infrastructure remain challenges * GE supplies about 10 pct o...

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GE Profits Plunge

Reuters | Posted 06.20.2012 | Business
Read More: Earnings, Video, Profit, Revenue, Conglomerate, Reuters, Mortgage Crisis, Ireland, Jeff Immelt, Ge, General Electric Co, Business News

April 20 (Reuters) - General Electric Co posted an 11.6 percent decline in quarterly profit, weighed down by a charge for the company's exit of its ...

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

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.03.2012 | World
Read More: General Electric, Wall Street Bailout, Trade Imbalance, Davos, Bank of America, Davos 2012, Aig, Fannie Mae, Free Trade, Manufacturing, United States, Cheap Labor, China Currency, Capitalism, Jeff Immelt, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Currency Manipulation, Freddie Mac, Bailout, Tim Geithner, State Capitalism, Quantitative Easing, Bear Stearns, China, Citigroup, World Economic Forum, Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, World News
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...

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GE Ordered To Defend Lawsuit Alleging It Misled Investors During Crisis

Reuters | Posted 03.13.2012 | Business
Read More: General Electric, Debt, Stock Price, Citigroup Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Jeff Immelt, Berkshire Hathaway, Video, Morgan Stanley, Bailout, Reuters, Loans, Financial Crisis, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bank of America Corp, Deutsche Bank AG, Ge, Business News

(Adds details from lawsuit, background, bylines) * GE accused of overstating health during financial crisis * Judge allo...

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The Death of Privacy

Al Eisele | Posted 03.13.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Roger Ailes, Jeff Immelt, Google, Comedy News
Al Eisele

I had just reached into the fridge for a piece of leftover cherry pie when I heard a voice, "Hey fatso, you sure you want to eat that?"

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GE CEO: U.S. 'Not Trying That Hard' To Win Business Overseas

Posted 12.18.2011 | Business
Read More: General Electric, Jeff Immelt Business Overseas, Video, Exports Immelt, Recessione Xports, Exports Ge, Barack Obama, Jeff Immelt, Business News

NEW YORK (Scott Malone) - The United States is not trying hard enough as a nation to win business overseas, and that is contributing to its econom...

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Why Obama's Top Economic Adviser Should Be Missed

The Atlantic | MEGAN MCARDLE | Posted 10.10.2011 | Business
Read More: Austan Goolsbee, Council of Economic Advisers, Aol, Economic Recovery Advisory Board, The Economist, University of Chicago, Nafta, International Monetary Fund, President Barack Obama, Jeff Immelt, Business News

Why the White House—and Washington—should miss departing economic adviser Austan Goolsbee....

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Jon Ward

Home Depot Founder Knocks Obama's Business Adviser, Says Entrepreneurs Fear Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: John Mackey, Taxes, Whole Foods, Small Business, Unemployment, Mike Whalen, President Obama, Jobs, Regulation, Economic Uncertainty, Bernie Marcus, Job Creation, Home Depot, Jeff Immelt, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Bernie Marcus, the billionaire founder and former CEO of Home Depot, is not a fan of President Obama's policies. He's also no big admire...

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General Electric Boosts Earnings, Beating Expectations

Posted 09.21.2011 | Business
Read More: NBC Universal, Earnings Report, General Electric, Jet Engines, Wall Street, Stock Market, Energy Production, Jeff Immelt, Ge, Nbc, Video, Business News

BOSTON (Scott Malone) - General Electric Co notched a better-than-expected 21.6 percent rise in earnings, helped by strong demand for jet engines ...

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Jennifer Bendery

Immelt Won't Call On Corporations To Be Part Of 'Shared Sacrifice' In Deficit Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.11.2011 | Politics
Read More: Obama Debt, Debt, Immelt, Economy, Elections 2012, Immelt Jobs, Jobs, Deficit Reduction, Jeffrey Immelt, Jeff Immelt, Republicans Tax Increases, Deficit, 112th Congress, Job Creation, Obama Deficit, Tax Increases, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Jeffrey Immelt, the chairman of President Barack Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, joined Chamber of Commerce president Tom D...

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GE CEO: Boost Hiring By Speeding Up Construction Projects

Posted 08.13.2011 | Business
Read More: American Express, Infrastructure, Congress, Unemployment Rate, President Barack Obama, Ken Chenault, Government Spending, Jobless, Jobs, Hiring, Construction Projects, Wall Street Journal, Jeff Immelt, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON - Washington should streamline permitting for construction projects and make it easier for tourists to visit the United States to help ...

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GE CFO: 'Best Earnings Outlook In The Last 10 Years'

Posted 06.27.2011 | Business
Read More: Nuclear Power Industry, U.S. Economy, Housing Sector, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Oil Prices, Economic Recovery, Hitachi Ltd, Jeff Immelt, New York Stock Exchange, General Electric Co, Emerging Markets, Business News

SALT LAKE CITY (Scott Malone) - General Electric Co sees its best earnings growth prospects in a decade as the global economic recovery drives dem...

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GE CEO Defends Nuclear Industry Safety Record

Posted 06.04.2011 | Business
Read More: General Electric, Tepco, Japan Nuclear Plant, Tokyo Electric Power, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Fukushima, Nuclear Industry Safety, Jeff Immelt, Business News

TOKYO (Reuters) - General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt defended the nuclear industry's safety record on Monday during a trip to Toky...

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Sam Stein

Jay Carney On GE's Zero Income Tax Payments: One Might Say 'What The Heck'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.31.2011 | Politics
Read More: White House, General Electric, Outsourcing Ge, White House Taxes, Economic Advisory, GE Taxes, Immelt Obama, Immelt Appointment, Obama Unions, Jeff Immelt, GE Tax Payments, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney acknowledged once more on Thursday that average Americans would be confused, if not appalled, by ...

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GE Buys French Company For $3.2 Billion

Posted 05.29.2011 | Business
Read More: Energy, General Electric, Expansion, Lbo, Gas, Acquisition, Coverteam, France, Oil, Barclays Private Equitiy, John Krenicki, Jeff Immelt, Ge, Business News

BOSTON (By Scott Malone) - General Electric Co reached a $3.2 billion agreement to acquire a maker of automation systems used in the oil and gas s...

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3M Chief Executive: 'Obama Is Robin Hood-Esque'

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Business Roundtable, 3m, Steven Schwarzman, Intel, Paul Otellini, Jamie Dimon, George Buckley, Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, Steve Forbes, Forbes, $1.93 Trillion, Jpmorgan, Blackstone Group, Jeff Immelt, Stephen Schwarzman, Business News

The CEO of industrial giant 3M has blasted Obama as "anti-business," joining the ranks of executives who accused the White House of not understanding ...

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Grading GE's CEO: The Verdict Isn't Good

CNN Money | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Business News, General Electric, Obama Administration, Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, Jeff Immelt, Business News

When the business world woke up on Jan. 21 and heard about the White House's overnight announcement -- that General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt would ...

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Key Investors Tout Immelt as Vehicle for Corporations to Sculpt Obama's Economic Policy

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: General Electric, Jeff Immelt, Barack Obama, Politics News
David Sirota

For Obama, appointing the CEO of General Electric to a top administration postion isn't about creating jobs. No, this is about cold hard cash -- and campaign contributions in specific.

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Help Wanted! -- (But Not Here)

Dan Rather | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Outsourcing Jobs, u.s. Jobs, India, General Electric, American Jobs, Ge, Jobs Overseas, Offshoring Jobs, Creating Jobs, American Economy, India Jobs, India Hi Tech Industry, Job Creation, Jeff Immelt, Business News
Dan Rather

We're not just creating overseas jobs at an astounding rate, we're off-shoring the innovation and the know-how that we need to lay the groundwork for the future of the American economy.

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American Competitiveness, and the President's New Relationship with American Business

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Competitiveness, Robert Reich, Barack Obama, Jeff Immelt, Jeffrey Immelt, Business News
Robert Reich

It's politically important for President Obama to avoid the moniker of being "anti-business." But the president must not be seduced into believing that the well-being of American business is synonymous with the well-being of Americans.

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Obama's Phoenix: The Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Bevis Longstreth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Paul Volcker, Jeff Immelt, Politics News
Bevis Longstreth

Rising like a Phoenix, the defunct Economic Recovery Advisory Board is reconstituted with Big Business at its helm, new membership in support and a new name to capture the emerging affection for job creation. It could work.

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