Read more General Electric stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2100/general-electric.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:20:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73516/dow-up-17-as-jobs-stats-stall-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rose slightly today after analysts upgraded GE—a striking sign of confidence, given the troubles at its finance arm over the previous year. But any enthusiasm was tempered by the news that unemployment hit 10.2% in October, the highest level since 1983. The Dow rose 17.46 points...http://www.newser.com/story/73516/dow-up-17-as-jobs-stats-stall-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 15:09:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71905/dow-drops-67-sinks-below-10000-on-ibm-boa-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today as optimism about economic recovery waned in the face of disappointing earnings. Bank of American and General Electric’s financing division both posted quarterly losses. IBM, which reported strong profits but spooked investors with downbeat comments on the readiness of businesses to spend on technology, fell 5.2%,...http://www.newser.com/story/71905/dow-drops-67-sinks-below-10000-on-ibm-boa-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 15:16:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71851/fda-ignored-data-on-risky-mri-dye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn May 2006, Danish medical regulators came to GE with troubling findings. Twenty-five patients with weak kidneys had developed NSF, a rare and sometimes fatal disease, after undergoing MRIs, and all 25 had been injected with GE’s Omniscan dye. Since then, the GE dye, along with other so-called “contrast agents”...http://www.newser.com/story/71851/fda-ignored-data-on-risky-mri-dye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 8:51:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70973/big-business-to-swarm-dc-to-back-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 150 business leaders plan to “swarm” Capitol Hill over the next two days in support of climate change legislation. Hailing from such disparate companies as eBay, the Gap, and PG&E, the executives say having a law in place would give them confidence in their long-term planning, and could...http://www.newser.com/story/70973/big-business-to-swarm-dc-to-back-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:58:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70688/comcast-near-35b-deal-for-nbc-universal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComcast is near a $35 billion deal to acquire NBC Universal, which encompasses the network, a movie studio, cable channels and more, sources tell the Wrap. Bankers from the cable giant and General Electric, NBCU’s parent company, met Tuesday after Comcast decided to think bigger than a pursuit of the...http://www.newser.com/story/70688/comcast-near-35b-deal-for-nbc-universal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 21:01:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69396/dow-gains-21-as-industrial-utility-sectors-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks swung to gains late in the session today, with industrial stocks and utilities pacing advances, the Wall Street Journal reports. Reports of the Chinese government acquiring power-plant developer AES boosted the S&P 500. AES gained 4.5%, and General Electric climbed 4.6%. The Dow rose 21.39 points...http://www.newser.com/story/69396/dow-gains-21-as-industrial-utility-sectors-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 15:24:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven Warren Buffett had a bad financial crisis: The Omaha sage personally lost $25 billion in 2008, enough to put him behind Bill Gates on the worldwide rich list. But while many investors hunkered down as markets tanked, Buffett recalibrated, pouring billions into companies—Goldman Sachs, GE, BofA, Amex—that...http://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 6:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68662/dow-up-97-on-aug-jobs-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTraders focused on positive aspects of today's August unemployment report—declining job losses—rather than the upward revision in total jobless numbers, sending stocks higher, the Wall Street Journal reports. General Electric led advancing stocks on the Dow with a 3.35% gain. The Dow rose 96.66 points to...http://www.newser.com/story/68662/dow-up-97-on-aug-jobs-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 15:26:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66667/dow-off-97-ahead-of-fed-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today as investors took profits after the recent rally, the Wall Street Journal reports. Traders characterized the market as “on pause” ahead of a Fed statement on interest rates due tomorrow. Bank of America and GE led the Dow lower with 4.4% and 3.6% declines, respectively....http://www.newser.com/story/66667/dow-off-97-ahead-of-fed-news.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 15:24:03 CDT