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Chief Purpose Officers: A leadership solution or another management fad?

Chief Purpose Officers: Do firms really need them? For decades, the shareholder primacy model dominated corporate strategy, often displacing explicit discussions of broader organizational purpose. Today, in a world shaped by AI, economic uncertainty, and constant organizational change, many stakeholders want companies to stand for something more than short-term results.…

The Conversation

Caution in the C-suite: How business leaders are navigating Trump 2.0

In the first months of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his policies – from sweeping tariffs and aggressive immigration enforcement to attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion – have thrown U.S. businesses into turmoil, leading to a 26-point decline in CEO confidence.

The Conversation

As bold CEO voices challenge Trump’s tariffs amid recession fears, one CEO association seems missing in action

Trump’s tariffs have been wreaking havoc on the economy, and consumer and business confidence have plummeted.

Fortune

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Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other business leaders congratulate Trump

Heads of Amazon, Meta and Apple swift to congratulate Trump as Musk celebrates and declares victory for himself

The Guardian - US

Why is Trump cozying up to America’s most powerful business leaders?

Stocks are at near record levels. That’s not enough for some corporate CEOs, who want more giant tax cuts

The Guardian - US

Congress can get the job done to boost apprenticeships, work training programs

Congress should come together to modernize the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the cornerstone of the public workforce development system, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

The trolling of corporate America

Even companies making mild gestures of social responsibility are getting slammed with boycotts and lawsuits. Their hollow do-gooder rhetoric hasn't helped.

Fortune

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Exclusive: CEOs increasingly foresee a "soft landing" for the economy

Companies are expanding their spending plans — that’s not recessionary.

Axios

Business groups weigh in on debt limit impasse ahead of meeting - Roll Call

Business groups are pressuring the two parties to cut a bipartisan deal to promptly resolve the ongoing debt limit standoff.

Roll Call

The four corners of stakeholder strategy

A road map for a new business environment.

Fortune

Survey: CEO optimism was on the rise before Silicon Valley Bank meltdown

CEOs are feeling better, but they're still being cautious.

Axios

America’s CEOs have gone silent on national tragedies

This signals a major shift in the way leaders communicate during heightened moments of tragedy, with most opting for internal correspondence.

Axios

Sinema, Manchin back filibuster at Davos

The senators flew to Switzerland to attend ritzy conference filled with billionaires

Salon

CEO optimism fading as economy teeters

It's the first time since 2020 that the index has fallen below its long-run average.

Axios

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The Guardian - US

The savior CEO and the empty promise of ‘stakeholder capitalism’

Companies may claim to serve employees, communities and the planet – but two books show profit still comes first

Reason

How Corporations' Good Social and Environmental Intentions Undermine the Common Good

An excerpt from The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World.

Newsroom.co.nz

Obituary: Ken Douglas, unionist and visionary

Ken Douglas, a colossus within New Zealand’s economic and political history, died this week aged 86.

The Guardian - US

Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies

The SEC’s proposed new rules, which would require public corporations to disclose climate-related information, have been criticized by industry groups

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Axios

New survey: CEO optimism down, not out

The Business Roundtable's closely-watched survey shows Corporate America is getting increasingly cautious about the economy.

The Guardian - US

How a top US business lobby promised climate action – but worked to block efforts

Business Roundtable aims to weaken efforts that would enable investors to hold companies accountable for their climate promises

Axios

Survey: CEO confidence falls, but not to recession levels

Executives still plan to hire and invest, but their outlook deteriorated rapidly, data shows.

Roll Call

Pandemic recovery, China competition, insulin cap help drive spending on lobbying - Roll Call

In the first quarter, spending on lobbying by just 10 groups or companies topped $75 million, up from $68 million last year.

The Independent UK

Biden news — live: President hails Albright as ‘force who turned tide of history’ on arrival at Nato meeting

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Benzinga

Joe Biden's 'New World Order' Comments Go Viral: Here's The Context

A comment by U.S. President Joe Biden about a “new world order” has gone viral and was trending in the fourth spot on Twitter at press time.

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