Topic: Jeffrey Immelt

Does America need a CEO in the Oval Office?

Mitt Romney has been both vaunted and vilified for his business background. Here's how running a corporation really compares to running a country. 

How can Americans compete globally?

Who should have the primary responsibility for making American workers globally competitive – the private sector or government?

'Occupy Wall Street' the Left's Tea Party? Maybe, but...

If Occupy Wall Street coalesces into something like a real movement, the Democratic Party may have more difficulty digesting it than the GOP has had with the Tea Party.

A tax holiday for big business that both liberals and conservatives can get behind

Multinational corporations harbor and invest nearly $1.5 trillion overseas to avoid the 35 percent US corporate tax rate. Giving them a 'repatriation holiday' – a tax break if they bring that cash home and create jobs – will please both sides of the aisle and the American people.

Snake oil, puff balls, and the need for a real jobs plan

The companies represented on Obama's jobs council employ many workers from overseas, and they'll be fine regardless of American jobs numbers

Jobs council to Obama: Here's how to create one million jobs quickly

President Obama meets with his jobs council, which offers him its proposal for how to add one million positions to the US job market without help from Congress.

Obama looks for new ways to boost struggling job market

Recent indicators have shown an economy growing slower than forecasters expected. President Obama's political fortunes could hinge on whether the economy makes progress between now and the 2012 election.

GE earnings: one of five things to watch April 21

GE earnings to get plenty of scrutiny after Japan nuclear fallout, tax stories. Dozens of high-profile companies will report earnings Thursday.

Stocks close mixed amid lackluster trading

Dow rises 23 points to close at highest level in 34 months. But stocks on Nasdaq edge down.

Obama touts high tech, business investment at Intel in Oregon

President Obama visited Intel Corp.'s large manufacturing plant in Oregon Friday. He named Intel CEO Paul Otellini – who's been critical of the administration's economic policies – to the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

Green energy vs. the dirty status quo

Can green energy find its own market without the government's help?

The elephant in the House at the State of the Union

What President Obama didn't address in his State of the Union speech

A 'state of the union' fight ahead over US government spending

How furiously to cut government spending is likely to be a major point of departure between Obama, who gives the State of the Union address on Tuesday, and congressional Republicans.

Obama launches new push for US jobs, tapping GE's Immelt to help

The economy is 'not growing fast enough yet,' Obama acknowledged Friday, speaking to GE workers in Schenectady, N.Y. Will GE's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, prove to be his guide to building a more competitive America?

A bipartisan recipe for American competitiveness

Obama lists three key ingredients to improve America competitiveness: better schools, innovation, and infrastructure. Republicans cite the same list. Can they cook up something together?

Electric cars: GE to buy 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015

Electric cars, 25,000 of them, will be purchased by General Electric over the next five years. GE is hoping to spark public purchases of electric cars, to be powered by charging stations manufactured by the company.

On Day 1 of India visit, Obama showcases trade deals with US firms

President Obama visited Mumbai, India, Saturday and made a forceful case for free trade. He announced deals totaling nearly $10 billion in new US exports that are expected to create 50,000 new jobs.

Hey, big business, push back against the tea party!

It's easy to understand the anti-Fed attitudes and nativism of tea party supporters: economic fears drive people to scapegoat institutions and outsiders. But why aren't business leaders responding?

Obama’s tax-reform panel: a giant missed opportunity

The tax-reform panel provides useful budget-cutting hints, but Obama never allowed it to tackle the really big issues.

GE shows 16 percent profit growth, ending a streak of decline

GE reported a 16 percent rise in profit, topping analysts' expectations and ending a streak of decline, on strong demand for health care and oil and gas equipment.

Jobs in America: Puritan values must replace MBA values

Jobs in America will return if hands-on managerial culture – the kind the Puritans exemplified and which created US prosperity – replaces the 'professional' MBA approach to business.

China confronts global warming dilemma

China, the world leader in both economic growth and carbon emissions, faces the dilemma of how to respond to the challenges of global warming while not harming its robust economy.

Advisers to Obama: Kick-start US with clean energy