Jeffrey Immelt

GE Looking at Partnership or IPO for NBC Universal

Reuters| Markets

… General Electric Co (GE) is holding discussions on partnerships or an IPO for its NBC Universal unit, Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt said, as expectations grow about a deal with cable operator Comcast Corp . "Discussions are ongoing whether it is …

Story|10/02/2009

Comcast-NBC Would Make a Bad Marriage

By Jon Friedman| MarketWatch| Markets

… loose shirttail in GE's neat structure. GE is under pressure to dump NBC. Wall Street would love to see GE chief Jeffrey Immelt make a dramatic move that could help kick-start the behemoth's lagging stock. Wall Street firms have estimated …

Story|10/01/2009

NBC Is Under Assault; And Beatles Still No. 1

By Jon Friedman| MarketWatch| Markets

… s body of assets. If you could figure out why GE has dubbed NBC a "core asset," then feel free to call GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt . He's likely wondering at times, too. NBC's image was shaken in July when Ben Silverman, co-head of NBC …

Story|09/25/2009

Report: Outsourcing on its Way Out?

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… spending close to $500,000 each month cracking down on the groups that seek to counterfeit his products. In June, Jeffrey Immelt , CEO of GE, said in a speech about GE’s new Manufacturing Technology and Software Center that he thought American …

Story|08/24/2009

GE Capital Needs More Funds « Emac's Stock Watch

Emac's Stock Watch

… parent's industrial operations. GE chief executive Jeffrey Immelt now sits on the Obama administration's economic ..... Subscribe to Comments richard o. GE chief executive Jeffrey Immelt now sits on the Obama administration’s economic …

Blog|07/28/2009

GE Capital Reassures Investors It's on Solid Footing

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… UK mortgages and Eastern European debt, and is also vulnerable to fluctuations in U.S. consumer spending. CEO Jeffrey Immelt was not present at the meeting, but in a shareholder letter he admitted, “today I wish we had less exposure to …

Story|03/19/2009

Strong Headwinds at GE Capital « Emac's Stock Watch

Emac's Stock Watch

… We don't see a need where we would have to raise external capital." The comments come after GE chief executive Jeffrey Immelt has said in a shareholder letter: "Today, I wish we had less exposure to commercial real estate." GE is moving …

Blog|03/19/2009

Can We Trust What CEOs Say?

By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

… health-related reasons more complicated than he originally believed. On Jan. 23, General Electric (GE) CEO Jeffrey Immelt appeared on CNBC and said in no uncertain terms that GE had no intention of cutting its venerable dividend. On Feb. 27 …

Story|03/09/2009

Futures Rebound after Monday's Plunge

By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

… 34 points, or 4.04%, to 530.50. Company News General Electric (GE) chairman and chief executive officer Jeffrey Immelt , said in a letter to shareholders, acquired by The Wall Street Journal, that the company "never anticipated a …

Story|03/03/2009

General Electric to Cut Quarterly Dividend to 10 Cents from 31 Cents

By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

… to investors. GE had insisted as recently as a month ago that it had no plans for a dividend cut. Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt told CNBC in January: “I wish my words could end the speculation. The facts of what we’ve done here, I think, should …

Story|02/27/2009