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Top CEOs' New Mantra: It's Not All About the Shareholders

Top CEOs Put Forth a Symbolic
Shift in Their Purpose

Aug 19, 2019 2:21 PM CDT

Top CEOs Put Forth a Symbolic Shift in Their Purpose

Business Roundtable: It's not just about pleasing shareholders

(Newser) - The "shareholder comes first" has for years been the mantra of the Business Roundtable, a group that represents the most powerful CEOs in America and their thinking. But a statement on the role of a corporation released Monday implies a foundational shift, putting shareholders on more equal footing...

Obama on
Debt Ceiling:
'We're Not
Going to Play
That Game'

Dec 5, 2012 12:24 PM CST

Obama on Debt Ceiling: 'We're Not Going to Play That Game'

President tries to convince Business Roundtable of the need to raise rates

(Newser) - President Obama is talking a little trash ahead of the fiscal cliff deadline: In remarks before the Business Roundtable today, the president insisted that he would not allow Republicans to use the debt ceiling for leverage in the fiscal cliff negotiations. "We're not going to play that game...

In Budget Deal, Lobbyists
Win Surprising Battle

Apr 13, 2011 11:12 AM CDT

In Budget Deal, Lobbyists Win Surprising Battle

Ron Wyden's voucher plan scrapped—though that won't save money

(Newser) - Soon after Democrats and Republicans settled on a deal to avoid a government shutdown, Ron Wyden got a call from Harry Reid. “You lost free-choice vouchers,” he said. Translation: Somehow in the budget scuffle, those involved agreed out of the blue to kill a plan Wyden had fought...

40% of Employers to Hike Health Plan Costs Next Year

Sep 16, 2009 9:07 AM CDT

40% of Employers to Hike Health Plan Costs Next Year

Another 8% to drop coverage entirely, survey reveals

(Newser) - Many Americans are happy with their employer-sponsored health care plans and eager to keep them, but they won't be keeping them at the current price, the Washington Post reports. In a survey released yesterday, some 40% of employers said they expect to increase the amount their employees paid for health...

Businesses
Give Obama
High Marks

First 100 Days

Apr 29, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

Businesses Give Obama High Marks

Reservations linger; cap-and-trade, labor, taxes cause concerns

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s seemingly tireless efforts to revive the economy have gone over well with business leaders, and the stimulus in particular has been a big hit, BusinessWeek reports. “We’re happy with the general outlines of what he’s done,” says John Castellani, president of the Business...

Obama: End 'Cycles
of Bubbles and Bust'

Mar 12, 2009 4:13 PM CDT

Obama: End 'Cycles of Bubbles and Bust'

(Newser) - President Obama told the chief executives of America's biggest companies today that the US has to end its "endless cycles of bubbles and busts," Bloomberg reports. "Instead, we must build this recovery on a foundation that lasts," Obama said in an address to the Business Roundtable....

Big Biz Lobbyists Sit Out Private Equity Tax Fight

Jul 30, 2007 11:51 AM CDT

Big Biz Lobbyists Sit Out Private Equity Tax Fight

Other bankers unmoved to defend their tax advantages

(Newser) - Two big business lobbying groups are sitting out the fight in Congress over increasing taxes on private-equity earnings—in part, the Financial Times reports, because many of their members are threatened by the rise of private equity. Big firms like Blackstone pay traditional banks hefty fees for the underwriting...