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	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.5 Percent The U.S. leading index decreased 0.5 percent, the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in August.
	The Conference Board Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism Issues Final Recommendations for Corporations and Investors The recommendations were formulated by a heterogeneous group of high-level corporate and investor representatives, instituted under the auspices of The Conference Board Governance Center.
Victor Zarnowitz, World-Renowned Economist of The Conference Board, Releases his Memoirs Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Depends Critically on Productivity The Conference Board ETI™ Suggests No Turnaround in the Job Market Anytime Soon More News

Economic
Analysis
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U.S. Indicators

Consumer Confidence
Index™

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U.S. Leading Index

0.5%

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Employment Trends Index

0.5%

CEO Confidence

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From the Chief Economist

Bart van Ark
Struggling to Find The Bottom in the U.S. Economy

StraightTalk
July/August 2008

This report is
the first comprehensive overview of new data on productivity, growth, and employment trends through 2007.
Performance 2008
(research report)

International Indicators
Australia 0.5%
France 0.2%
Germany 1.1%
Japan 0.5%
Korea 0.9%
Mexico 0.4%
Spain 0.4%
U.K. 0.7%
U.S. 0.5%

The 2008 Release Dates for Economic Data

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Conferences
Are you looking to transform the cost structure of your company's businesses and improve competitiveness in your respective markets?

The 2008 Transformational Cost Management Conference
October 21-22, 2008;
New York, NY

Is your company prepared to stand up to the inevitable scrutiny by stakeholders in the era of intense global competition, new media outlets, and financial pressures?

The 2008 Corporate Reputation and Communication Conference
October 21-22, 2008
Chicago, IL

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Research Working
Groups For Members
What does it take to be a Global Leader?
Global Leadership Development: Maximizing Value in Challenging Times Research Working Group

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Experiential Events
How do you communicate your corporate mission throughout your organization to achieve consistency in performance?
The Gettysburg Learning Experience

Management
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Leadership Development
What can be done to prevent a new manager from "derailing"?
Promoted to Fail? How Executive Coaching Can Improve Performance in Newly Promoted Executives
(executive action)

Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability
Are companies benefiting from immigrant integration while also serving society?
Huddled Masses? Why Helping Immigrants Helps Companies
(executive action)

Corporate Governance
This report tracks the influence that major categories of institutional investors have on U.S. equity markets and on the ownership structure of U.S. corporations.
The 2008 Institutional Investment Report
(research report)

Diversity and Inclusion
Just how important is having multicultural and multilingual talent within an organization?
On The Record With Jose Antonio Fernandez Carbajal
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