Industrials

General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt is reportedly considering stepping down before the expiration of his expected 20-year tenure as the conglomerate rethinks CEO term durations.

Industrial gas producer Air Products,  feeling the heat from activist investor Bill Ackman, said its CEO would retire in 2014.

PepsiCo announced on Monday the death of Saad Abdul-Latif, triggering a hunt for a new leader of the company's Asian division.

Exclusive: FOX Business' Liz Claman talks to Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris about boosting US manufacturing and innovation following the opening of the company's new research and development facility.

Connecticut Gov. Malloy failed to impress GE officials with a last-ditch effort to keep the conglomerate from moving its corporate headquarters. 

Microsoft said it had restored access to its Windows Live services, including Hotmail, for most customers after a major glitch that took them offline for several hours.

Fujitsu said its quarterly operating profit fell 35 percent, dragged down by losses in its devices business, sluggish IT spending in Japan and a strong yen, but it stuck to its full-year profit forecast on hopes for a pickup in IT spending in the October-March period.

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Dupont said it expects 2012 earnings per share to rise 12% to 17% from 2011 levels, not including pension charges, as sales rising to a range of $40 billion to $42 billion.

3M Co has signed a five-year commercial pact with a relatively new stainless steel and aluminum distributor to create a stable of so-called disruptive products, including technology that could eliminate the need for paint on automobiles.

Apple's suppliers have reportedly begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its iPhone 4 with a smaller 8GB flash drive.

A German court upheld an injunction banning the sale of Samsung's new Galaxy Tab tablet computers in Germany.

Sony will pull together plans this month to restructure its loss-making television business and even consider teaming up with other firms, a senior executive said this week.

Shares of the water purifier are ticking higher on Thursday as investors give the thumbs up to its strong quarterly performance. 

Caterpillar said it believes China's construction equipment market will grow 10% in 2012.

Caterpillar said it believes China's construction equipment market will grow 10% in 2012.

Fastenal reported on Thursday first-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations, though the company’s sales ramped up on new store openings.

Planetary Resources recently announced it wants to mine asteroids.

How GlaxoSmithKline got away with pushing Paxil to kids from 1999 to 2010.