A slimmed-down GE Capital highlights pros and cons of "too big to fail" By Dan GorensteinJune 29, 2016YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the last year, GE Capital has sold off $180 billion dollars of its businessPOSTED IN: Dodd-Frank law Financial Stability Oversight Council GE Capital ListenreadDownloadDownload
The presidential effect on foreign business dealsBy Sabri Ben-AchourMay 23, 2016Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty ImagesHow do so many big deals happen right when the commander-in-chief visits another country?POSTED IN: Vietnam trade agreement Boeing GE ListenreadDownloadDownload
GE's Vice Chair explains how the company stays innovativeBy Kai RyssdalJanuary 25, 2016Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast CompanyAn interview with General Electric's Vice Chair and Beth ComstockPOSTED IN: General Electric GE ListenreadDownloadDownload
GE nears deal for AlstomBy Jeff TylerJune 20, 2014SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty ImagesGE wants turbine company, but may end up in business with French government.POSTED IN: GE energy nuclear power France ListenreadDownloadDownload
General Electric bets on big machinesBy Dan WeissmannOctober 18, 2013/2013/10/18/business/general-electric-bets-big-machinesMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty ImagesGeneral Electric is shrinking GE Capital, betting on its heavy equipment manufacturing for industries like energy, airlines and medical equipment. POSTED IN: GE GE Capital ListenreadDownloadDownload
GE swears off credit cardsBy Sarah McCammonAugust 30, 2013miggslives / Creative CommonsGeneral Electric is making plans to sell off its retail lending business, including store credit cards.POSTED IN: General Electric GE Credit card ListenreadDownloadDownload
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama's top economic policy adviser leaving- now what?By Bill RadkeSeptember 22, 2010White House National Economic Council director Larry Summers will return to Harvard at the end of the year. Who might replace him and what does...POSTED IN: Arctic ATT eggs energy Facebook GE General Electric kilts Larry Summers light bulbs mid-day update salmonella sporran water read
Seventh Generation's greenwashing trifectaBy Jo EastonMay 05, 2008The Greenwash Brigade responds to Jeffrey Hollender's interview with Marketplace's Sarah Gardner. Check back with the blog throughout the day as...POSTED IN: BP GE Green standards Seventh Generation Toyota read
Greenwashing is a gateway drugBy Jim NicolowApril 05, 2008In Amy Westervelt's recent Sustainable Industries interview with L. Hunter Lovins, Lovins makes the case that greenwashing is good. "Hypocrisy is...POSTED IN: architecture building GE Lovins marketing read