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General Electric Co. plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business.

General Electric plans to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five years and to invest $580 million to expand its aviation footprint in the United States this year.

General Electric is adding jobs at its appliance factories in Louisville — even bringing some work back from overseas — but the newcomers are earning less than longtime workers.

Strong second-quarter earnings from McDonald's, General Electric and Caterpillar on Friday are just the latest proof that booming profits have allowed Corporate America to leave the Great Recession far behind.

General Electric Co. says earnings grew 21 percent in the second quarter as its lending arm continued to recover from the recession.

The industrial conglomerate, embodied by General Electric , achieved prominence in the 1960s as managers and business academics preached the power of "synergy." When seemingly unrelated businesses are bundled together under the umbrella of a parent company, cost-saving and cross-promotional opportunities arise.

General Electric is making a major bid to become the leading manufacturer of thin-film solar panels in the U.S. with a $600 million investment in the technology that includes plans to build the largest solar panel plant in the country.

General Electric is skilled at avoiding taxes, lately to the extent that the Treasury owes the company money.

General Electric Co. Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt's 2010 compensation more than doubled to $15.2 million as the company benefited from a recovering economy.

Comcast and General Electric said Saturday they have completedtheir $30 billion transaction...