Jeff Immelt

Jeff Immelt

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  GE 1Q earnings rise on NBC sale; Europe drags

  General Electric's first quarter results were dragged down by deteriorating economic conditions in Europe, highlighting the danger that the region's ... 

• GE to buy Lufkin Industries for $3.1B

  General Electric Co. has agreed to buy the oilfield equipment maker Lufkin Industries Inc. for $3.1 billion, furthering an effort by GE to grow its ... 

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  NFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors

  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup ... 

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  Comcast doubles down on TV in $16.7B deal for NBCU

  Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to buy the remaining half of NBCUniversal ahead of schedule represents a resounding vote of confidence in the future of ... 

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  Comcast to buy GE's stake in NBCUniversal early

  Comcast is buying the rest of NBCUniversal from General Electric several years ahead of schedule to take advantage of low interest rates and what its ... 

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  General Electric gets out of the TV business

  General Electric is saying goodbye to 30 Rock — the building and the TV business born there. It's another step in GE's efforts to focus on less ... 

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  Obama decides not to extend term of jobs council

  President Barack Obama is letting his jobs council expire, cutting off one source of input from business leaders while unemployment remains stubbornly ... 

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  GE earnings rise on emerging market growth

  General Electric Co. has been re-energized. Performance at all of the conglomerate's industrial segments is improving thanks to cost cutting, a shift ... 

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates centennial

  The nation's capital is swarming with women wearing crimson and cream, as one of the country's largest African-American sororities gathers to ... 

• CEOs step up pressure on Obama, Congress for deal

  The nation's top corporate executives are stepping up pressure on Congress and on President Barack Obama to negotiate a deal to avoid a fiscal cliff, ...