General Electric agreed to buy the 20 percent stake in NBC Universal from partner Vivendi for $5.8 billion. The long-awaited GE-Vivendi deal will pave the way for GE to sell 51 percent of NBCU to Comcast. Mike Holland, chairman of Holland & Company, shared his insights on the deal.   Read More

Market analysts are expecting the ISM data on Tuesday to show further growth in U.S. manufacturing in November, while some dollar bulls are forecasting a greenback rebound in December.   Read More

There’s been lots of attention paid to Vivendi’s board meeting today as a sign of whether it will sell its 20% stake in NBC Universal and thereby clear the way for the deal I have been reporting on that is close between GE and Comcast. But whether Vivendi decides it wants out of its partnership with GE is not the point.    Read More