JACK WELCH

Kris Duggan, CEO of gamification startup Badgeville, talks about the ethics and social implications of the business practices he spearheads.

The September unemployment rate fell to its lowest point since President Obama took office, but Mitt Romney says: Don't celebrate.

Robert Nardelli, the former head of Chrysler and Home Depot, has stepped down from his operating roles at Cerberus Capital Management LP, the private equity firm said this week.

“Ron Paul’s followers are not party regulars. He’s not a party regular.

Still, there's plenty of reason investors might have continued holiday cheer for GE, and the job CEO Jeff Immelt is doing. After downgrading GE in January, Bernstein Research analyst Steven Winoker listed five reasons, according to Barrons, that shares could climb to $21 -- near a 52-week high.

Warren Littlefield was NBC's entertainment chief during the network's long run as the home of Must See TV comedy on Thursday nights.

The problem for HP and doomed CEO Leo Apotheker runs much deeper than the obvious, including a sagging stock price, TouchPad tablet and WebOS failure, and a damaged brand image. The simple cultprit has been corporate indecisiveness, which has run amok throughout every problem the company has faced. That's why Apotheker is apparently out of a job and Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO is in. But even that very move smacks of indecisiveness, since Apotheker has only been on the job for one year.

In writing the only book so far on GE leader Jeff Immelt -- Jeff Immelt and the New GE Way -- it was evident the leader was marked from the start by two distinct things. One was quite obvious, that Immelt followed Jack Welch, a man hailed at the end of the 20th century as one of the greatest business leaders of that century.

Apple's board of directors has moved to lock in new CEO Tim Cook through mid-2021 by awarding him one million share of company stock. Cook is replacing long-time co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who announced his retirement last week. In connection with Mr. Cook's appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Board awarded Mr. Cook 1,000,000 restricted stock units, Apple said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Warren Buffett has a Chinese car problem, and he may be tempted to fix it himself -- at a cost of billions of dollars.

GE chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt had big shoes to fill in following Jack Welch as the company's leader. He's faced stiff challenges, but he's reshaping the company and starting to win.

We're certainly living in the new abnormal when Jeff Immelt, head of GE, is speaking like the President in a time of heightened political importance and awareness.

General Electric Co sees its best earnings growth prospects in a decade as the global economic recovery drives demand for the heavy energy and aviation equipment it makes, top executives said.

General Electric Co believes the global economy is continuing to improve and that rising oil prices have not yet taken a toll on growth, the largest U.S. conglomerate's chief executive said.

A look at the unanswered question of leadership succession at three of the world's high-profile corporate organizations

General Electric Co will pay a $50 million civil penalty to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors with some fraudulent accounting in 2002 and 2003.

Two Boston groups offered early bids on Thursday to buy the Boston Globe from The New York Times Co, the Globe reported on Friday

Jack Welch, the former chief executive of General Electric Co, is buying a stake in an online university and will take an active role in planning curriculum, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Microsoft is taking a novel approach to promote business-to-business products by featuring Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, and his wife, Suzy Welch, in a series of reality videos online.

Amid a growing push for energy efficient vehicles, Fortune magazine has hit the stands this week with a cover showcasing magnate Warren Buffett and a much expected all-electric E6 car which will hit the Chinese market later this year from manufacturer BYD, a company in which Buffett has a considerable stake.

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