The Latest Breaking News from The Conference Board

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Stakeholder governance, which considers everyone from employees to customers to the community, is in the spotlight.

The blue chip index notched its first win in seven sessions even as Walgreens Boots Alliance spiraled.

Public company executives want their boards to act more like start-up advisors, a new survey shows.

Job satisfaction hasn’t been this high since 1987.

Dismal guidance from logistics giant UPS and dreary deposit data from regional lender First Republic kept a lid on the major indexes Tuesday.

Consumer confidence dipped again in April as anxiety over a slowing economy and possible recession weighed on American households