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06:00 ET CEO Confidence Declined Sharply in Q2

The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence™ in collaboration with The Business Council declined for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q2 2022....

May 16, 2022, 10:12 ET Chief Human Resource Officers Have an Additional Focus: ESG Issues

The events of the past two years—including a pandemic, social strife, and the Great Resignation—have upended the role of the chief human resource...

May 12, 2022, 09:00 ET Report: As Corporate Political Activity Becomes Riskier, Companies Need a Full-Scale Review of Their Strategy and Relationships

A survey by The Conference Board released earlier this year found that fully two-thirds of companies found the environment for corporate political...

May 09, 2022, 15:45 ET Mental Health Survey: Businesses Increase Employee Mental Health Support, But Workers Are Still Struggling

As Mental Health Awareness Month kicks off, a new survey reveals that companies are increasingly focused on the mental health of their workers: The...

May 09, 2022, 10:00 ET The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Decreased Slightly in April

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) decreased slightly in April to 120.18, down from 120.78 in March 2022 (an upward revision). "The...

May 06, 2022, 10:44 ET Employment Report Shows Continued Solid Job Growth

Today's jobs report showed further job gains in April, following months of solid growth in the first quarter of 2022. The labor market continues to...

May 05, 2022, 15:43 ET Rapport : L'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie n'est pas un exemple pour la Chine et Taïwan

May 05, 2022, 12:04 ET Difficulty Finding and Retaining Office Workers Skyrockets

Echoing reports of ongoing labor shortages, a new survey confirms that a vast majority of organizations are facing extreme difficulty finding and...

May 04, 2022, 22:10 ET Bericht: Russlands Invasion der Ukraine ist keine Vorlage für China und Taiwan

May 04, 2022, 09:57 ET Informe:La invasión rusa de Ucrania no es un modelo para China y Taiwán

Apr 29, 2022, 11:15 ET Stagnant Productivity Growth Returns to the Post-Pandemic Economy

At the height of COVID-19, economists found at least one hopeful glimmer in a sea of dire data: productivity. In 2020, GDP per hour worked—a standard ...

Apr 26, 2022, 10:00 ET Consumer Confidence Ticked Down Slightly in April

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased slightly in April, after an increase in March. The Index now stands at 107.3 (1985=100),...

Apr 22, 2022, 11:17 ET Survey: Consumers Are Expanding Their Expectations--and Definition--of Sustainability

This Earth Day, Americans see the progress made in corporate sustainability, but are looking for companies to further step up their efforts. At the...

Apr 21, 2022, 10:00 ET The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in March

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased by 0.3 percent in March to 119.8 (2016 = 100), following a 0.6 percent...

Apr 04, 2022, 10:00 ET The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in March

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in March to 120.56, up from 118.90 in February 2022 (a downward revision). "The...

Apr 01, 2022, 14:43 ET As War in Ukraine Continues, Access Insights from The Conference Board on the Economy and Business

As the war in Ukraine continues, insights from The Conference Board shed light on what the latest developments mean for the state and trajectory of...

Apr 01, 2022, 12:00 ET Survey: Remote Workers Struggle with Work-Life Boundaries, but is a Return to the Workplace the Answer?

For many, the shift to remote work during the pandemic offered increased flexibility and work-life balance. But a new survey reveals that 47 percent...

Apr 01, 2022, 11:49 ET Employment Report Shows Strong Wage and Job Growth

Today's jobs report showed solid job growth in March, following strong growth in February. Employment in in-person services continued growing rapidly ...

Mar 31, 2022, 14:00 ET The Conference Board Convenes Bipartisan Panel of Lawmakers and Leading Advocate Who Spearheaded Landmark Federal #MeToo Law

The Conference Board brought together three individuals who played leading roles in the development and passage of groundbreaking federal #MeToo...

Mar 29, 2022, 10:00 ET Consumer Confidence Rebounds Slightly in March

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased slightly in March, after a decrease in February. The Index now stands at 107.2 (1985=100),...

Mar 24, 2022, 00:02 ET Inflationäre Auswirkungen des Russland-Krieges verdeutlichen die strategische Abhängigkeit Europas

Mar 23, 2022, 15:38 ET L'effet inflationniste de la guerre entre la Russie et l'Ukraine met en évidence la dépendance stratégique de l'Europe

Mar 23, 2022, 10:48 ET El efecto inflacionario de la guerra de Rusia destaca la dependencia estratégica de Europa

Mar 18, 2022, 10:00 ET The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in February

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased by 0.3 percent in February to 119.9 (2016 = 100), following a 0.5 percent...

Mar 17, 2022, 11:00 ET As War in Ukraine Intensifies, Access Insights from The Conference Board on the Economy and Business

As the war in Ukraine intensifies, insights from The Conference Board shed light on what the latest developments mean for the state and trajectory of ...