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	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.
	The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Consumers' expectations are at an all-time low.
The Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Index Increased Slightly A.J. Vogl, longtime Conference Board magazine editor, dies at 73 Social Networking Takes Off More News

Economic
Analysis
Understand how economic trends affect your business with our highly respected and closely watched economic analyses.

U.S. Indicators

Consumer Confidence

7.7 pts

U.S. Leading Index

0.1%

Help-Wanted Advertising

1.0 pts

Help-Wanted Online
3.8 million

Employment Trends Index

0.5%

CEO Confidence

1.0 pts

From the Chief Economist

Bart van Ark
The Global Inflationary Spurt May Leave Lasting Legacy

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 0.3%
France 0.1%
Germany 0.2%
Japan 0.2%
Korea 0.1%
Mexico 2.3%
Spain 0.1%
U.K. 0.5%
U.S. 0.1%

The 2008 Release Dates for Economic Data

More economic information

Executive
Events/Forums
Participate in our trusted forums where management experts and prominent corporate leaders share their experiences and insights.

Conferences
How can your organization connect corporate community involvement to its "green" initiatives?

The 2008 Corporate Community Involvement Conference
July 31-August 1, 2008;
San Francisco, CA

Is your company equipped to handle the top critical design challenges?

The 2008 Organization Design Conference
September 11-12, 2008;
New York, NY

More conferences.

Webcasts

Learn about the findings from the 2007-2008 Offshoring Research Survey, conducted by the Offshoring Research Network of Duke University CIBER and The Conference Board.

Strategic Offshoring Reaches the C-Suite
2:00 PM — 3:30 PM
July 15, 2008

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Research Working
Groups For Members
How can your organization take your wellness program to the next level?
The Wellness Advantage: Refining and Evaluating a Key Strategic Asset

More research working groups.

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

Management
Knowledge
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From the President
Gail Fosler
StraightTalk
This is the last issue written by Gail Fosler; Bart van Ark will assume full control of StraightTalk with the July/August issue.

Economic Environment
This report is part of a major research program on productivity, performance and progress in the Gulf Cooperation Council region which The Conference Board is running in conjunction with Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC).
Growing Beyond Oil: Productivity, Performance, and Progress in the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (research report)

Human Resources
Why do so many sourcing initiatives fail to create the value the organization expected?
Smart Sourcing: A Boost to Sourcing Value Creation
(executive action)

Governance
This annual report reflects the changes in director compensation reporting required by the new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules of 2006.
Directors' Compensation and Board Practices in 2007
(research report)

CEOs / C-Suite
What does the CEO of Stora Enso, Helsinki Finland, think about the importance of finding qualified managerial talent and planning for management succession?
On the Record with Jouko Karvinen
(executive action)