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Nov. 20, 2008	The Conference Board Announced that the U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.8 Percent The leading index decreased 0.8 percent, the coincident index increased 0.2 percent, and the lagging index increased 0.1 percent in October.
Nov. 19, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.1 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 1.1 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.4 percent in September.
Nov. 18, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.6 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.6 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in September.
Nov. 17, 2008	U.S. Economic Highlights U.S. Economic Highlights for the Week Ahead
Nov. 14, 2008	Online Consumers Plan to Spend Less in Stores, But Slightly More Online This Holiday Season Bargain hunting will remain the driving force behind online sales.
Nov. 12, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.7 Percent The leading index for Korea declined 0.7 percent and the coincident index declined 0.4 percent in September.
Nov. 11, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.2 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in September.
Nov. 10, 2008	The Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Suggests Employers Will Continue to Aggressively Reduce Payrolls The Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ continued its steep decline in October.
Nov. 6, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 1.0 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 1.0 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in September.
Nov. 5, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 1.1 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 1.1 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in September.
Nov. 3, 2008	Online Advertised Vacancies Were Essentially Unchanged in October Overall job demand were essentially unchanged, while new ads decreased in October, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series (HWOL)™.
Nov. 3, 2008	2009 Economic Calendar of Release Dates For The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index The Conference Board announced today the 2009 release dates for the U.S. Leading Economic Index.
Oct. 29, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.4 Percent The leading index for Australia increased 0.4 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in August.
Oct. 28, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Plummets to an All-Time Low The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved moderately in September, fell to an all-time low in October; the Index now stands at 38.0.
Oct. 23, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Decreased 0.9 Percent The leading index for Mexico decreased 0.9 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.2 percent in August.
Oct. 23, 2008	2009 Economic Calendar of Release Dates For The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ The Conference Board announced today the 2009 release dates for the Employment Trends Index (ETI)™
Oct. 22, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.3 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.3 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in August.
Oct. 21, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 0.2 percent and the coincident index increased 0.5 percent in August
Oct. 21, 2008	2009 Economic Calendar of Release Dates For The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ The Conference Board announced today the 2009 release dates for the Consumer Confidence Index™.
Oct. 20, 2008	The Conference Board Announced that the U.S. Leading Index Increased 0.3 Percent The leading index increased in September; this is the first increase in the last five months.
Oct. 16, 2008	CEOs Still Lacking Confidence, The Conference Board Reports The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence posted a reading of 40 in the third quarter, virtually unchanged from 39 in the second quarter.
Oct. 14, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Increased 0.6 Percent The leading index for Spain increased 0.6 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in August.
Oct. 9, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea declined 2.3 Percent The leading index for Korea declined 2.3 percent, and the coincident index declined 0.2 percent in August.
Oct. 8, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.6 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.6 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in August.
Oct. 8, 2008	The Conference Board Sees U.S. Economy Contracting into 2009 Recessionary signals will deepen unless the government and business act decisively.
Oct. 7, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased Both the leading and coincident indexes for Japan decreased 0.6 percent in August.
Oct. 6, 2008	The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Suggests Larger Job Losses to Follow The index fell in September to 108.4, down 0.8 percent from the August revised figure of 109.3, and down almost 10 percent from a year ago.
Oct. 1, 2008	Online Job Demand Drops in September, The Conference Board Reports The labor market conditions show no sign of improvement in the near term and are expected to deteriorate further.
Sept. 30, 2008	Consumer Confidence Edges Up Slightly, Reports The Conference Board The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved moderately in August, posted a slight gain in September; the Index now stands at 59.8.
Sept. 25, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for Mexico increased 0.1 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.5 percent in July.
Sept. 24, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Remained Unchanged The leading index for Australia remained unchanged and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in July.
Sept. 23, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.7 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.7 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in July.
Sept. 22, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.4 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 1.4 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.4 percent in July.
Sept. 18, 2008	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.
Sept. 17, 2008	The Conference Board Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism Issues Final Recommendations 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.
Sept. 16, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.4 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.4 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in July.
Sept. 11, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Increased in July The leading and coincident indexes for Korea increased 0.9 percent in July.
Sept. 10, 2008	Victor Zarnowitz, World-Renowned Economist Of The Conference Board, Releases his Memoirs The autobiography highlights his flight from the Nazis as a young man and his pioneering of the Business Cycles concept.
Sept. 10, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.7 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.7 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in July.
Sept. 9, 2008	Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Depends Critically on Productivity The analysis appears in the first issue of StraightTalk prepared by The Conference Board's new Vice President and Chief Economist, Dr. Bart van Ark.
Sept. 9, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.5 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 0.5 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.2 percent in July.
Sept. 8, 2008	The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ Suggests No Turnaround in the Job Market Anytime Soon Rising unemployment may extend through 2009.
Sept. 4, 2008	Online TV Grows in Popularity Online TV viewership has doubled in the last two years.
Sept. 3, 2008	Seasonal August Increase in Online Job Demand Offsets Large July Loss, Reports The Conference Board August job demand sees a seasonal rebound in most States and MSAs
Sept. 2, 2008	U.S. Institutional Investors Boost Ownership of U.S. Corporations to New Highs Institutional investors have, once again, topped their previous record ownership levels in the largest 1,000 U.S. corporations, The Conference Board reports today in the latest edition of its Institutional Investment Report.
Aug. 27, 2008	Salary Increase Budgets Below 4 percent for 2008 and 2009, The Conference Board Reports Salary increase budgets average 3.80 percent in 2008 across non-exempt, exempt, and executive employee categories.
Aug. 27, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Declined 0.5 Percent The leading index for Australia declined 0.5 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in June.
Aug. 26, 2008	Consumer Confidence Improves in August, Reports The Conference Board The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved moderately in July, made further gains in August; the Index now stands at 56.9 (1985=100), up from 51.9 in July.
Aug. 25, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 0.4 Percent The leading index for Mexico increased 0.4 percent and the coincident index increased 0.7 percent in June.
Aug. 22, 2008	Knowledge Transfer is Critical to Companies' Competitive Edge, as Large Numbers Of Boomers Retire Most companies do not have a plan to manage and transfer knowledge and even fewer factor cross-generational challenges into business strategy, says a new report from The Conference Board.
Aug. 21, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.7 Percent The U.S. leading index decreased 0.7 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in July.
Aug. 19, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.1 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 1.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in June.
Aug. 19, 2008	Jonathan Spector Talks About The New Customer Experience Model Jonathan Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, discussed the benefits and implications of substantially greater customer participation in the running of companies on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss.
Aug. 18, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.2 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in June.
Aug. 14, 2008	Toni Riccardi Is Named Women of ALPFA’s Awardee for 2008 The award is given to an individual who over a period of time has enthusiastically promoted the advancement of Latinas and who personifies the qualities prized in successful professionals: leadership, vision, and character.
Aug. 13, 2008	Major Organizations Demonstrate How HR Practices Boost Business Performance, Finds New Report Human capital is a vital, yet often overlooked, means of establishing competitive advantage.
Aug. 12, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.4 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.4 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in June.
Aug. 11, 2008	Very Poor Countries on the Wrong Side of a Growing Logistical Divide Supply Chain performance, geography, governance weaknesses, civil wars, and battles for resources are all factors.
Aug. 7, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined The leading index for the U.K declined 1.0 percent, and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in June.
Aug. 6, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined in June Both the leading and coincident indexes for Korea declined 1.0 percent in June.
Aug. 5, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 1.3 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 1.3 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.9 percent in June.
Aug. 4, 2008	The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Suggests Higher Unemployment Rate to Come The index fell in July to 112.1, down 0.9 percent from June's revised figure of 113.1, and down more than 7.5 percent from July 2007.
July 30, 2008	Further Softening in Online Advertised Job Vacancies in July, The Conference Board Reports Job demand remains lackluster across the nation.
July 29, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™ Holds Steady The Consumer Confidence Index™, which had declined in June, held steady in July; the Index now stands at 51.9, up slightly from 51.0 in June.
July 28, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Declined 0.1 Percent The leading index for Australia declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index declined 0.1 percent in May.
July 24, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Mexico declined 0.2 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.6 percent in May.
July 22, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.0 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 1.0 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.3 percent in May.
July 21, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.1 Percent The U.S. leading index decreased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index decreased 0.3 percent in June.
July 17, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.5 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.5 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in May.
July 10, 2008	CEO Confidence Holds Steady, The Conference Board Reports CEO Confidence, which had declined in the first quarter of 2008, inched up to 39 in the second quarter.
July 10, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.7 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.7 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in May.
July 9, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.6 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.6 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in May.
July 9, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined by 1.0 Percent The leading index for Korea declined by 1.0 percent, while the coincident index declined 0.1 percent in May.
July 8, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 1.2 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 1.2 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.3 percent in May.
July 7, 2008	The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ Declines, Suggesting More and Steeper Job Losses to Follow The index fell by 0.6 percent in June to 111.9 from 112.6 in May and is down 8 percent since July 2007.
June 30, 2008	Continued Weakness in Online Advertised Job Vacancies In June, Says The Conference Board Online advertised job vacancies dropped 480,000 from June 2007 to June 2008.
June 26, 2008	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips Again The Help-Wanted Advertising Index dipped one point in May. The Index is now at 17, down 10 points from one year ago.
June 25, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.3 Percent The leading index for Australia increased 0.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in April.
June 24, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Consumers' expectations are at an all-time low.
June 23, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 2.3 Percent The leading index for Mexico increased 2.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in April.
June 20, 2008	A.J. Vogl, longtime Conference Board magazine editor, dies at 73 Veteran magazine editor Albert J. Vogl died June 16, of cancer.
June 19, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index Increased Slightly The U.S. leading index increased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in May.
June 18, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 0.2 percent, while the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in April.
June 17, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.1 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in April.
June 13, 2008	Social Networking Takes Off One in four online households visits social network sites, with half of social networkers logging on daily.
June 11, 2008	Gulf States Need to Grow Beyond Oil for Future Prosperity Sluggish productivity and an over-reliance on oil and gas pose a threat to the future economic expansion of the Gulf, according to a major new report on the region.
June 11, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.1 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in April.
June 10, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for Korea increased 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in April.
June 9, 2008	New Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Suggests More Labor-Market Weakening to Come The Conference Board's new Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ fell in May.
June 5, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.2 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 0.2 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in April.
June 4, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.5 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.5 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in April.
June 2, 2008	Online Advertised Vacancies Showed Continued Weakness In May, Says The Conference Board Online advertised vacancies dropped 579,000 from May 2007 to May 2008.
May 29, 2008	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Remains Unchanged The Index remains at 19, the same level as in March, but down 10 points from one year ago.
May 28, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Declined 0.4 Percent The leading index for Australia declined 0.4 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in March.
May 27, 2008	The Role of Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Practitioners Is Changing Fast Diversity executives are becoming the key to companies' success according to a new report by The Conference Board.
May 27, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Consumer Confidence is at a 16-year low.
May 22, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.1 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in March.
May 20, 2008	Companies Increasingly Provide Humanitarian Relief Through Partnerships with Aid Organizations Successful corporate-humanitarian partnerships have the potential to deliver fast, effective support during a crisis.
May 20, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 0.6 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 0.6 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in March.
May 19, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index Edges Up The U.S. leading index increased 0.1 percent, the coincident index remained unchanged and the lagging index increased 0.1 percent in April.
May 15, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 2.0 Percent The leading index for Mexico increased 2.0 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in March.
May 13, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.9 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.9 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in March.
May 8, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Korea declined 0.2 percent, while the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in March.
May 7, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for the U.K increased 0.1 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in March.
May 6, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for Japan increased 0.1 percent, and the coincident index decreased 0.8 percent in March.
May 5, 2008	Few US Companies Are Effectively Dealing with Language Limitations of Foreign Workers More companies would provide english language training if it would increase productivity.
Apr. 30, 2008	A Certification Standard Has Not Emerged In Emergency Preparedness Plans, Says The Conference Board The majority of U.S. companies have a formal, written plan for emergency preparedness, but a widely adopted certification standard for such plans does not exist yet.
Apr. 30, 2008	Online Advertised Job Vacancies Fall Sharply in April Online advertised vacancies dropped by 715,100 from April 2007 to April 2008.
Apr. 29, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Continues to Deteriorate The Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined sharply in March, fell further in April. The Index now stands at 62.3.
Apr. 28, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Australia declined 0.2 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in February.
Apr. 24, 2008	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Declines The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index declined two points in March. The Index now stands at 19, down from 29 a year ago.
Apr. 24, 2008	Your Brain at Work: New Wellness Resource The Conference Board announces the publication of Your Brain at Work: Making the Science of Cognitive Fitness Work for You
Apr. 22, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 0.9 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 0.9 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in February.
Apr. 21, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.3 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in February.
Apr. 18, 2008	The Conference Board To Hold Asia-Pacific HR Week in Hong Kong Next Week The Conference Board will launch its Asia-Pacific Human Resources Week 2008, holding a forum, conference and workshop in Hong Kong in quick succession around the key theme of "Linking People, Strategy and Performance".
Apr. 17, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index increased slightly in March, following five consecutive monthly declines.
Apr. 15, 2008	The Conference Board Names General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Sophia A. Muirhead has been named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at The Conference Board, Inc.
Apr. 15, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 1.1 Percent The leading index for Mexico increased 1.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in February.
Apr. 14, 2008	CEO Confidence Declines Again, The Conference Board Reports This is the fourth consecutive decline, and the lowest level since the final quarter of 2000.
Apr. 10, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for Spain increased 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in February.
Apr. 10, 2008	More Companies are Creating Programs to Help Alleviate Worldwide HIV/AIDS Epidemic The study builds on a 1997 report on the corporate response to this dilemma.
Apr. 10, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined 1.3 Percent The leading index for Korea declined 1.3 percent, while the coincident index increased 0.4 percent in February.
Apr. 9, 2008	Obesity Costs U.S. Companies as Much as $45 Billion a Year, The Conference Board Reports A new report examines the financial and ethical questions surrounding whether, and how, U.S. companies should address the obesity epidemic.
Apr. 9, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.3 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.3 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in February.
Apr. 9, 2008	The Conference Board Comments on Today's WEF Global Information Technology Report Bart van Ark comments on today's World Economic Forum Global Information Technology Report
Apr. 8, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.2 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 0.2 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in February.
Apr. 4, 2008	The Conference Board to Discontinue Help-Wanted Print Advertising Index The focus will be on Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series and other measures in development.
Apr. 1, 2008	Indian Firms Slowly Embrace Enterprise Risk Management A new Conference Board report examines risk management in India.
Mar. 31, 2008	Study Finds Curriculums and Training Programs Are Not Keeping Pace with Current Workforce Attitudes Creativity is at the top of the minds of educators and employers.
Mar. 31, 2008	Online Advertised Vacancies Post First Annual Decline in March Online advertised vacancies fell slightly by 21,200 from March 2007 to March 2008 — the first over-the-year decline since this series began in May 2005.
Mar. 27, 2008	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index — a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America — dipped one point in February. The Index now stands at 21, down nine points from a year ago.
Mar. 26, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Declined 0.3 Percent The leading index for Australia declined 0.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in January
Mar. 25, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Almost 12 Points Consumer expectations decline to a 35-year low.
Mar. 20, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.3 Percent The U.S. leading index decreased 0.3 percent, the coincident index remained unchanged and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in February.
Mar. 19, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Declined 1.1 Percent The leading index for Germany declined 1.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.4 percent in January.
Mar. 18, 2008	The Conference Board Governance Center Issues a Report on Hedge Fund Activism The Conference Board Governance Center convened a Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism which will release a set of proposed recommendations.
Mar. 18, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.6 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.6 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in January.
Mar. 13, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Declined 0.1 Percent The leading index for Mexico declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in January.
Mar. 12, 2008	Bart van Ark Succeeds Gail Fosler as Chief Economist, The Conference Board Van Ark, a Dutch national, becomes the first non-U.S. chief economist in The Conference Board's 92-year history.
Mar. 12, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Declined 0.1 Percent The leading index for Spain declined 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in January.
Mar. 11, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.2 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in January.
Mar. 10, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.7 Percent The leading index for Korea declined 0.7 percent and the coincident index declined 0.2 percent in January.
Mar. 6, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.4 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 0.4 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.2 percent in January.
Mar. 3, 2008	Online Job Ads Continued Slowdown in February February 2008 showed 3 percent growth over February 2007, smallest annual growth rate since this series began in May 2005.
Feb. 28, 2008	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index — a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America — dipped one point in January. The Index now stands at 21. It was 31 one year ago.
Feb. 27, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.2 Percent The leading index for Australia increased 0.2 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in December.
Feb. 26, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines 12 Points The Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in January, fell sharply in February; the Index now stands at 75.0.
Feb. 21, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.1 Percent The U.S. leading index decreased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index remained unchanged in January.
Feb. 21, 2008	The Conference Board Will Hold Webcast On China’s Economic Outlook February 26 at 10 AM Presenters include Gail Fosler, The Conference Board President and Chief Economist, and Pieter Bottelier, Professor, China Studies, Johns Hopkins.
Feb. 20, 2008	Recession Unlikely, Housing Sector Correction Nearly Over Despite continuing turmoil in the housing and financial markets, a U.S. recession is not imminent.
Feb. 20, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Remained Unchanged The leading index for Germany remained unchanged and the coincident index remained unchanged in December.
Feb. 20, 2008	Online Tax Filing Continues to Grow Consumers are more comfortable filing taxes online, compared to other financial transactions.
Feb. 19, 2008	The Leading Index for France Declined 0.5 Percent The leading index for France declined 0.5 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in December.
Feb. 19, 2008	Conference Board, European Central Bank, Banque de France Host Meeting on Wealth Creation in Dynamic Recent good economic times in Europe are the result of global cyclical trends, not structural change, and will likely subside as global growth moderates.
Feb. 14, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Declined 0.2 Percent The leading index for Mexico declined 0.2 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in December.
Feb. 14, 2008	Corporate Pension Plans Are Being Reevaluated, The Conference Board Reports in New Analysis Can continuing changes in pension management provide a secure retirement?
Feb. 13, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for Spain increased 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in December.
Feb. 12, 2008	Employee Codes of Practice Are Vital For Dealings With Third Parties, Says The Conference Board The most common method for handling third party ethics and compliance issues is to adopt and stick to a code of practice or policies that governs the manner in which a company’s own employees deal with third parties.
Feb. 7, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.9 Percent The leading index for Korea declined 0.9 percent, while the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in December.
Feb. 6, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.4 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.4 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in December.
Feb. 5, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.4 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 0.4 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in December.
Jan. 31, 2008	Corporate Contributions Rise Again Total corporate contributions in the U.S. and abroad amounted to $10.2 billion in 2006, up from $9.8 billion in 2005, The Conference Board reports.
Jan. 31, 2008	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Inches Up The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America – inched up one point in December. The Index now stands at 22. It was 33 one year ago.
Jan. 30, 2008	January Job Vacancy Data Points Towards More Labor Market Slowing Online ads in the second week of January rebounded to pre-holiday levels but not enough to completely offset seasonal declines during the holidays.
Jan. 29, 2008	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines in January The Consumer Confidence Index, which had improved moderately in December, gave back the gain in January; the Index now stands at 87.9.
Jan. 29, 2008	The Conference Board to Provide eePulse’s ‘Leadership Pulse,’ a Web-Based Management Tool The Conference Board and eePulse, Inc. will offer a new, real-time management tool that measures, analyzes, and benchmarks employee attitudes, knowledge, and engagement.
Jan. 24, 2008	The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.8 Percent The leading index for Australia increased 0.8 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in November.
Jan. 22, 2008	The Leading Index for Germany Remained Unchanged The leading index for Germany remained unchanged and the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent in November.
Jan. 18, 2008	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.2 Percent The U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in December.
Jan. 17, 2008	The Leading Index for Spain Increased 0.1 Percent The leading index for Spain increased 0.1 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in November.
Jan. 16, 2008	The Leading Index for Mexico Increased 0.7 Percent The leading index for Mexico increased 0.7 percent and the coincident index increased 0.4 percent in November.
Jan. 15, 2008	Despite Weakness in the Economy, U.S. Productivity Growth Will Accelerate This Year, Says New Report Recession concerns and the credit crunch cloud the U.S. economic outlook for 2008, but U.S. productivity growth will accelerate to 1.7% this year, while Japan's rate will pick up to 1.9%, according to the latest annual productivity report from The Confere
Jan. 15, 2008	CEO Confidence Declines Again, The Conference Board Reports Chief Executives' Confidence at Seven-Year Low
Jan. 15, 2008	The Leading Index for France Remained Unchanged The leading index for France remained unchanged and the coincident index remained unchanged in November.
Jan. 15, 2008	Tortorici Named The Conference Board's Director, Communications In Tortorici's new capacity, he will be responsible for managing communications and PR activities for The Conference Board's worldwide economics and management research programs.
Jan. 10, 2008	The Leading Index for Korea Increased 0.5 Percent The leading index for Korea increased 0.5 percent, while the coincident index declined 0.2 percent in November.
Jan. 9, 2008	The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.3 Percent The leading index for the U.K declined 0.3 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in November.
Jan. 9, 2008	The Leading Index for Japan Remained Unchanged The leading index for Japan remained unchanged, while the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in November.
Jan. 2, 2008	Annual Growth Rate of Advertised Job Vacancies Continues to Slow, The Conference Board Reports Online advertised vacancies are down 13% over the month due to seasonality.
Dec. 31, 2007	The Conference Board Finds That CEOs Have a Lot of Financial Interest in Common with Their Sharehold While CEOs have frequently come under fire for not acting in the interest of shareholders, this year's study of top executive compensation by The Conference Board finds that CEOs of the largest companies actually have a substantial amount of "skin in the
Dec. 28, 2007	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips The Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America – dipped one point in November; the Index now stands at 21.
Dec. 27, 2007	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Improves Moderately in December The Consumer Confidence Index, which had been declining since the summer, posted a slight increase in December; the Index now stands at 88.6.
Dec. 20, 2007	The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased Sharply for the Second Consecutive Month The U.S. leading index decreased 0.4 percent, the coincident index increased 0.2 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in November.
Dec. 20, 2007	The Leading Index for Australia Increased 0.9 Percent The leading index for Australia increased 0.9 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in October.
Dec. 19, 2007	The Leading Index for Germany Increased 0.6 Percent The leading index for Germany increased 0.6 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.2 percent in October.
Dec. 17, 2007	The Leading Index for Mexico increased 1.3 percent The leading index for Mexico increased 1.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.3 percent in October.
Dec. 17, 2007	The Conference Board Launches Mature Workforce Employer-Practices Locator This is a one-stop national resource highlighting employer actions in response to the aging workforce.
Dec. 13, 2007	Reinventing An Aging Workforce From a Negative to a Strategic Business Opportunity Despite warnings of disaster tied to the impending retirement of the first wave of baby boomers, smart companies can actually benefit from this change in the workforce says a new report from The Conference Board.
Dec. 13, 2007	The Leading Index for Spain Increased 0.3 Percent The leading index for Spain increased 0.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in October.
Dec. 13, 2007	Free Shipping, Returns and Special Deals Attract Online Holiday Shoppers More bargain hunters are on the prowl this year.
Dec. 12, 2007	The Leading Index for France Increased 0.3 Percent The leading index for France increased 0.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in October.
Dec. 11, 2007	The Leading Index for Korea Increased 2.3 Percent The leading index for Korea increased 2.3 percent and the coincident index increased 0.5 percent in October.
Dec. 10, 2007	The Leading Index for the U.K Increased 0.2 Percent The leading index for the U.K increased 0.2 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in October
Dec. 6, 2007	Recommendations on How Boards of Directors Can Safeguard Corporate Reputation Issued Corporate reputation is increasingly able to either generate or rapidly destroy shareholder value concludes a report released today by The Conference Board.
Dec. 6, 2007	The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 0.2 Percent The leading index for Japan decreased 0.2 percent, while the coincident index increased 0.5 percent in October.
Dec. 5, 2007	Exelon Corporation, Northrop Grumman And Procter & Gamble Receive Presidential Award 10th Annual Ron Brown Award Winners were announced at a White House ceremony.
Dec. 4, 2007	Companies Increasingly Focusing on the Risk of Third-Party Misconduct Global companies are increasingly confronting a difficult balancing act between the need for partners in highly competitive global markets and the growing external pressures for high standards of business conduct from governments and others.
Dec. 3, 2007	China's Turbo Growth Not Sustainable Because of Growing Economic Imbalances Facing the world’s largest trade surplus, China's exceptionally high growth is creating serious national and international economic imbalances and is unlikely to be sustained, concludes a report by The Conference Board.
Dec. 3, 2007	China's Productivity Boom is Enabling it to Compete Effectively With World's Most Advanced Economies While Chinese firms still operate at productivity levels well below their foreign counterparts, they made startling progress in the early years of this decade, according to a new report by The Conference Board.
Dec. 3, 2007	Online Advertised Job Vacancies Dip in November, The Conference Board Reports Online advertised vacancies are up less than 10% over the year.
Nov. 30, 2007	The Conference Board 2008 Economic Calendar of Release Dates - Help Wanted Online The Conference Board announced today the 2008 release dates for the U.S. Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.
Nov. 29, 2007	The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Dips The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America – dipped one point in October. The Index now stands at 23. It was 29 one year ago.
Nov. 29, 2007	Report Reveals Scope for U.S. to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions According to a report released today by McKinsey & Co. and The Conference Board, the United States could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs to the economy and without requiring big chan
Nov. 27, 2007	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines The Consumer Confidence Index, which has been declining since the summer, declined further in November. The Index now stands at 87.3 (1985=100), down from 95.2 in October.

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