Jeff Green

September 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Pay transparency is seen as being particularly important for women, who are often already paid less and would benefit more from information that could help them bargain for a higher wage.

By Jeff Green

2 minute read

July 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gap CEO Sonia Syngal departed as rising costs and discounts thwarted her plans to reignite growth at the clothing retailer.

By Jeff Green

4 minute read

June 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

As a result of "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization," companies such as Alphabet Inc.'s Google could face increased pressure from authorities to provide data on anyone suspected of attempting to get an abortion in another state, according to a group that advocates for corporate support for reproductive rights.

By Jeff Green

5 minute read

June 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

As more women get promoted to C-suite jobs, a larger share of their overall compensation comes from equity or stock options, and the disparity with male peers grows.

By Jeff Green

2 minute read

May 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review

BlackRock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink is a champion of sustainable investing and progress on climate change.

By Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan

9 minute read

July 09, 2009 | Daily Report Online

General Motors Corp., poised to exit bankruptcy protection, will be forced to rely on partners in Germany, China, South Korea and Russia for about half of its sales. Distancing GM from the central control championed by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. in the 1920s, Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson will have to tie GM's future to alliances with companies such as SAIC Motor Corp.

By Jeff Green

6 minute read

August 09, 2007 | Daily Report Online

ROBERT NARDELLI, who stumbled in the public eye at Home Depot Inc., may do better at Chrysler LLC as the now-private U.S. automaker focuses on trimming expenses and generating cash, not stock returns. ''This is an absolutely perfect fit,'' said Jack Welch, retired chief executive officer of General Electric Co.

By Jeff Green and Rachel Layne

4 minute read

March 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Toyota Motor Corp. in 2008 succeeded in blocking a formal recall of Sienna minivans linked by U.S. regulators to 98 injuries caused by collapsing liftgates, according to company and U.S. documents. Instead of issuing a recall under the U.S. Safety Act, Toyota sent letters to owners of 196,222 Sienna vans offering to replace struts on the liftgates as part of a "safety improvement campaign" without acknowledging a defect.

By Jeff Green and Alan Ohnsman

6 minute read

February 13, 2009 | Daily Report Online

General Motors Corp., planning asset sales to keep $13.4 billion in U.S. loans, has attracted interest in its Hummer brand of light trucks from a Chinese company and a private equity firm, people familiar with the talks said. The pace of negotiations has intensified in the past few weeks, said the people, who wouldn't name the suitors and asked not to be identified because the discussions are private.

By Jeff Green, Alan Ohnsman and Zachary R. Mider

3 minute read

October 30, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Electric-car makers ranging from Ford Motor Co. to California startups are using $11 billion in taxpayer funds to supply a market that doesn't yet exist. Fisker Automotive Inc., backed by a $528.7 million U.S. loan, said Thursday that it will join the rush to the assembly line by buying a closed Delaware plant from the former General Motors Corp.

By Jeff Green and Alan Ohnsman

6 minute read