LEWIS KRAUSKOPF

Articles by LEWIS KRAUSKOPF

GE profit tops views as cost cuts drive margins; shares up

General Electric Co (GE.N) reported a slightly higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, with cost cuts that helped boost margins across its industrial businesses offsetting revenue that missed analysts' targets.

Oct 17, 2014 11:29 AM EDT

U.S. CEOs gloomier about hiring, spending plans: survey

U.S. chief executive officers are gloomier about their plans for hiring and capital expenditures over the next six months, and are more wary about their sales prospects, according to a quarterly survey from the Business Roundtable released on Tuesday.

Sep 16, 2014 11:20 AM EDT