NISKAYUNA - The federal government is pumping more than $3.1 million into General Electric research for batteries that can last longer in the next generation of electric cars.

By KATE LINEBAUGH And JOANN S. LUBLIN. John Krenicki is giving up his General Electric Co. paycheck. But he's going to be collecting an allowance.

Bain Capital Partners LLC agreed to buy a stake in outsourcing company Genpact Ltd. (G) (G) from General Atlantic LLC and Oak Hill Capital Partners LP for $1 billion.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS): NBCUniversal's (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Universal Pictures is likely to do some rearranging of its top management once the London Olympics are concluded, and some sources say that Universal executive Ron Meyer ...

Edison International (EIX - Analyst Report) reported adjusted earnings of 32 cents per share for the second quarter of 2012, missing both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents and the year-ago quarterly earnings of 56 cents per share.

While MetLife's (NYSE:MET) is reporting its second quarter earnings on Thursday, August 2nd, we expect a lot of attention to be paid to the pending sale of the insurer's banking assets to General Electric's (NYSE:GE) GE Capital Finance.

General Electric Company : GE Integrates Power Synchronization into Mission Critical Control Systems. 08/01/2012 | 11:05am US/Eastern.

GE Healthcare, the medical technology subsidiary of General Electric, is to pump US$10m into its manufacturing facility in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.

General Electric Company : GE Acquires PRESENS, Norway-Based Supplier of Industrial Sensors. 08/01/2012 | 10:20am US/Eastern. Deal Expands GE's Portfolio of Measurement & Control Solutions; Companies Share a Commitment to Technology and ...