Jeff Immelt

GE sells appliance business to China's Haier for USD 5.4 bn

The transaction epitomises the changing nature of the global economy, with a 100-year-old US company selling what was once one of its core units to a Chinese upstart that emerged from a refrigerator factory that was nearly bankrupt 30 years ago

GE rules out India nuclear investment under current law

Speaking shortly after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Immelt said India needed to "homogenize" its liability law with the rest of the world.

'Opportunities galore' for GE in India: Jeff Immelt

According to Jeff Immelt, CEO, General Electric, the 'Make in India' initiative would be quite significant for the company. "I see a big opportunity in India after quite a long time," he said.

Buffett fails to dispel investor angst over succession plan

One problem for any successor is that Buffett, by dint of his long stewardship of Berkshire and the outperformance he has delivered over most of the past half century, has the freedom to make mistakes or underperform the stock market in ways that could cost other CEOs their jobs.

GE order book surges; may be good for global manufacturing

GE's presence in most parts of the global economy, including energy, finance, manufacturing and transportation, makes it a harbinger of macroeconomic trends.

GE all praises for Chidambaram's return as FM

As the finance minister gets ready to present the Union Budget for the next fiscal, he has got thumbs up from a key foreign investor. General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt today said that P Chidambaram's return as the FM was a positive.

I needed to learn something new, reinvent myself: V Raja

V Raja tells Forbes India that by quitting when the going is good, he’s only applying former GE CEO Jack Welch’s philosophy to his personal life.

GE sees strong demand, new accountability: Immelt

General Electric Co is experiencing "tremendous demand" for its core industrial products, including gas turbines and aircraft engines, the head of the largest US conglomerate said.

GE makes $600m push into solar energy

General Electric Co kicked off a big push in solar power, unveiling plans to build a new factory that it says will be the largest in the United States and a large round of orders for solar products.

Too early to assess Japan impact on nuclear sector: GE

General Electric's chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Immelt said it was too early to know what impact the nuclear power crisis in Japan would have on the nuclear power industry.

GE's Immelt sees new economic era for globe

The world has entered a new economic era that will be more volatile and more dependent on the growth of emerging economies, General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said in a letter to shareholders.