Free trade v populism: The fight for America’s economy
The presidential campaign’s protectionist rhetoric is threatening global commerce
Business leaders question role of quarterly earnings guidance
Boards should consider if it does ‘more harm than good’
GE earnings boosted by financial services
Oil and gas market remains ‘challenging’, says Jeff Immelt
Honeywell should learn from General Electric’s past
Failure of Honeywell-UTC merger talks has echoes of issues that undermined GE takeover of Honeywell
GE warns of slowing China sales and slump in oil prices
Aviation and power sector sales help quarterly revenues creep higher and profit jump by 21%
China’s Haier pays $5.4bn for GE appliance unit
Deal comes after GE abandoned Electrolux tie-up due to antitrust regulators’ opposition
GE moving headquarters to Boston after tax rise
Immelt cites city’s ‘business ecosystem’ as reason for leaving Connecticut after 41 years
General Electric: Post-industrial revolution
The shift to intelligent devices exposes group to stiff competition from tech companies
GE signals faster growth after shake-up
Jeff Immelt makes a ‘clear pitch’ to investors in setting out objectives for 2018
GE sells finance arm to Wells Fargo
Conglomerate takes major step towards meeting goal of $200bn in asset sales
Week in Review, October 10
VW’s US chief testifies over emissions cheating; GE, Air France, and Twitter also featured
GE’s ‘app store’ for industry
Independent developers can add their ideas to technology platform to help manage useful data
General Electric: with friends like these
The company and activist investor Nelson Peltz mostly agree — for now
Jeff Immelt warns EU data curbs could limit productivity gains
GE chief executive predicts group will become a top-10 software provider
GE-Alstom deal could finally drive out Jack Welch’s ghost
Risks posed by politics and personalities can still complicate decisions by Europe’s competition regulator
General Electric set to secure approval for Alstom deal
European Commission expected to clear transaction after GE made concessions
GE to sell healthcare finance unit for $8.5bn
Buyer Capital One aims for bigger role in commercial lending
Industrial giants caught in LED headlights
Philips, Osram and GE face decline of traditional light bulb units as new technology takes off
GE bucks oil drop with strong earnings
Environment one of ‘slow growth and volatility’, says Jeff Immelt
