It’s a universal truth that nobody likes lawyers. Lawyers know that. And they don’t care. With a time-worn image as greedy and over-aggressive manipulators, liars and cheats, lawyers get no respect. I ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-14
Chinese netizens have been shocked by retired star hurdler Liu Xiang's announcement of the end of his 290-day marriage to actress Ge Tian. Liu gave incompatibility as the reason the couple had divorce ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-26
General Electric Co. has agreed to sell its private-equity-lending unit to Canada’s largest pension fund in a deal valued at about US$12 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. The move is a major ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
General Electric is nearing an agreement to sell its private equity lending unit to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canada's biggest pension fund, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
General Electric Co. has launched the sales process for a US$40 billion chunk of its US commercial-lending business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The business units could all be sold to ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... Siemens, General Electric and Philips are all being probed over whether they bribed hospitals and other medical professionals to achieve their current market dominance. Anyone who is getting a sense ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
General Electric Co. (GE) is teaming up with Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. to reinvigorate its 130-year-old lighting business. The cooperation will allow GE to harness digital technology and a growing ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
General Electric Co. (GE) is selling its US$74 billion lending business as it moves to dismantle what was one of the country’s largest banks. GE is in talks with Wells Fargo and other bidders, the Wal ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... etitive edge amid growing rivalry in the sector. Wang made the remarks after media reports that China's securities regulators will allow overseas firms to own up to 51 percent of domestic joint ventur ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-24
General Electric Co. is selling the consumer-lending business of GE Capital in Australia and New Zealand for A$8.2 billion (US$6.26 billion), including debt, to an investor group that includes KKR &am ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
... ed its biggest one-day fall in more than three years on Wednesday amid aggressive selling of futures contracts by Chinese funds on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange, the newspape ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
French train maker Alstom admits that is facing growing competitive pressure, especially in emerging markets, following the merger of Chinese rivals CNR Corp and CSR Corp. Yves Mouillet, the Asia Paci ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-28
Global firms such as Johnson & Johnson and GE and Hong Kong groups like Li & Fung regularly undertake acquisitions in order to grow. Immediate share price reaction to the M&A announcements ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
General Electric Co. is in early talks to sell its stakes in its South Korean auto-financing and credit-card businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matt ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-30
Chinese world champion hurdler and Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang has married his actress girlfriend Ge Tian. The marriage was confirmed by Liu's father to Xinmin Evening News after photos of the pai ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
Electrolux, the world's No. 2 maker of home appliances, is in talks to buy General Electric's household appliance business, Reuters reported Friday. GE said it is evaluating options for the home appli ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
... , on average, worldwide, it seems logical that this sector should be the focus of conservation measures. And, in fact, a proven technology exists that could go a long way toward reducing the impact of ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
... ock exchange. The firm, now known as EY, refused to provide audit work papers, citing legal restrictions in China. In May, a high court judge ruled in favor of the commission. EY has lodged an appeal. ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-29
Every Chinese will pay a high price for allowing foreign giants to dominate the natural gas power generation sector, the 21st Century Business Herald reported on Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) has no plans to issue larger denomination banknotes this year, Legal Evening News reported Friday, citing an unidentified official from the central bank. The official ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-13
