NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker is leaving the company ahead of its impending merger with cable giant Comcast. Zucker said he made the decision because NBC Universal’s new owners “deserve the chance to implement their own visio…
General Electric, which is eager for a big slice of the emerging electric car market, is teaming up with a Silicon Valley startup, Better Place, to promote their charging station and battery-swapping businesses. GE gets homes f…
In theory, the role of the director of the White House National Economic Council is to present the president with an unbiased range of economic opinions. Larry Summers didn’t do that — he promoted his own views instead. But wh…
If you have any doubt that The Wall Street Journal is fast becoming steeped in the corporate culture of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., check these quotations. Like Fox News, it declares victory (prematurely) and expresses contemp…
BAE Systems PLC, the world’s second-largest defense company by revenue, will auction off divisions of its North American commercial aerospace business, a sale that could net up to $2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journa…