CEO JEFFREY IMMELT,General Electric Insider Buys $1 Million of Shares on January 27th 2014

JEFFREY IMMELT, CEO of General Electric, bought 40,000 shares of General Electric (Stock Symbol: GE) at $25.04 per share for a total amount of $1 million on January 27th, 2014. Continue reading CEO JEFFREY IMMELT,General Electric Insider Buys $1 Million of Shares on January 27th 2014

GE Planning To Spin Off Consumer Lending Business

Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter said on Friday that General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is planning to spin off its U.S. consumer lending operations, which is a part of the finance unit of GE capital. The move comes as the conglomerate looks to shift its focus towards core competencies, which is manufacturing industrial goods. The report said that the conglomerate is concerned about its exposure to the banking sector. Wall Street Journal also said that the initial process to spin off its consumer lending arm though an initial public offer has already begun.

Major Movers on July 19; GE, GOOG, MSFT, AMD, CMG, WHR

Shares of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) climbed about 4.60% by afternoon trade. The diversified technology solutions provider’s revenue and non-GAAP earnings slipped in the fiscal second quarter from the year earlier period; however, adjusted earnings beat Wall Street’s expectation. Continue reading Major Movers on July 19; GE, GOOG, MSFT, AMD, CMG, WHR

Comcast to Acquire Remaining 49% Stake from GE at NBC Universal for $16.7 billion (CMCSA, GE)

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), on Tuesday, announced that it will acquire remaining 49% equity stake from General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) in their NBC Universal joint-venture, which it does not already own, for about $16.7 billion.

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Major Movers on January 18; LIFE, COF, INTC, MS, GE

Shares of Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE) rallied on Friday. According to a report carried on Financial Post newspaper, the gene sequencing company has appointed Deutsche Bank AG and Moelis & Co for a strategic review, which could possibly result in company going private through a leveraged buyout (LB) or being acquired by larger industry players.

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