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GE 'Back in Offense' in 2010 as Orders Strengthen

By Rachel Layne 12/15/10
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. is ready to go “back on offense” next year after slimming its portfolio and maneuvering through the worst of the finance arm’s challenges, Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt said. Full Article

Buyers to Line Up for Chrysler Financial

By Maria Woehr 11/24/10
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The reported sale of Chrysler Financial will most likely attract other lenders as potential suitors rather than a private equity firm, according to industry watchers. Full Article

Chrysler Financial Looking For Buyers

By Daniel Patrascu 11/27/10
The problems in the financial sector which caused so much trouble last year are continuing to exert pressure on some of the financial institution created by caramkers. Whereas GMAC has pretty much recovered and became Ally, not the same can be said about Chrysler Financial. Full Article

Banks Shopping Distressed Mortgages

By Maria Woehr 11/4/10
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Banks such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Bank of America (BAC) are likely to divest more nonperforming mortgages out of their distressed asset portfolios over the next several years, according to industry watchers. Full Article

GE, Citi Card Deal is Big Reversal

By Maria Woehr 10/7/10
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- My, how times have changed. Back in 2007 General Electric (GE)'s GE Capital was trying to trying to sell its retail credit card business. The conglomerate took, millions if not billions, of dollars in write downs and cut jobs at its finance unit as part of a $2 billion cost-reduction program due to the mortgage business. Full Article

Is JP Morgan Circling Discover?

By Maria Woehr 9/3/10
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- JP Morgan (JPM) Chase Card Services Chief Executive Gordon Smith may have been testing the waters when he told Reuters that the bank has not ruled out a purchase of Discover Financial Services( DFS) network, but a deal would be, "very difficult". Full Article

Bank of America, Black Rock Deal: New Model?

By Maria Woehr 8/16/10
CHARLOTTE, N.C. TheStreet -- Bank of America (BAC) may not be the only company considering cutting its losses in the asset management business. Full Article

CEOs who Work Hard and Play Hard

These business leaders take their leisure time seriously.
By George Nicholas 6-7/2010
Vinyasa Vigor -- A devotee of ashtanga and vinyasa yoga, Carla Zilka's typical workout includes 15 minutes of meditation followed by an hour of postures. A practitioner for more than a decade, she also incorporates principles from yoga into her interim CEO role at health and wellness technology company TruSage International. Full Article

Grow Sales by Reducing Administration

By Carla Zilka, Founder & Principal Advisor, NexGen Advisors 07/30/10
Growth. It's the mantra of sales and marketing managers everywhere. Yet many companies inadvertently limit growth by burdening their sales teams with high levels of non-revenue-generating administrative work. Full Article

Book Excerpt: Business Restructuring by Carla Zilka

4/6/10 In an excerpt from her her new book, Business Restructuring, An Action Template for Reducing Cost and Growing Profit, Carla Zilka explains how to track and measure decision making. Full Article

Commentary: Why 'Retail' Isn't a Dirty Word

By Carla Zilka, Founder & Principal Advisor, NexGen Advisors 01/04/10
With announcements of CEO turnover, bankruptcies and poor holiday sales numbers, the retail industry is not stranger to disparaging headlines. Moving into the New Year, the winners and losers - those that come out of the downturn positioned for growth - will be identified by their ability to generate profitable revenue. Full Article

GE's Immelt to Cite Lessons Learned

BY Paul Glader 12/14/09
When General Electric Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Immelt takes the "Saturday Night Live" stage at Rockefeller Center Tuesday for his annual update for investors, he will aim to persuade them he can guide GE to a new era of growth despite a cloudy forecast for 2010. Full Article

Churchill Spotlight

On the Left with Carla Zilka 11/30/09
This week, we speak with Carla Zilka, Founder & Principal Advisor, NexGen Advisors, LLC. Full Article

Consider This - How Leading Companies Thrive After the Recession

By Carla Zilka and Paula Zilka Colbert 9/16/09
Two key factors help position companies to outperform their competitors. Full Article

Playing Let's Make a Deal at GE

By Paul Glader 9/8/09
For months, General Electric has been absent from the big deal rumor mill. Now, as the company emerges from hibernation with about $50 billion of cash on hand, there are plenty of ideas and rumors for businesses it could sell or buy. Full Article