Appearing on CNBC's Squawkbox this morning, Business Roundtable President John Engler cited numerous benefits of enacting Trade Promotion Authority, saying it will enable the Obama Administration to best possible trade agreement for America:
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Business Roundtable released its Q2 CEOs Economic Outlook Survey today, revealing lowered expectations for sales, capital spending and employment for the rest of 2015. The CEOs also lowered their estimates for GDP for the year, down to 2.5 percent from the previous quarter's projection.
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Continue ReadingIf one were to distill the purpose of the Dodd-Frank Act to three words, they probably would be to “reduce excessive risk.” Putting aside the interminable debate about whether the law is achieving its objective, there is at least one example where Dodd-Frank unnecessarily increases risk – the...
Continue ReadingOn April 8, the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard oral argument in an important case that, if wrongly decided, could give shareholder activists unprecedented power in the boardroom and the C-suite. If they prevail it could add to an alarming trend of groups of activists...
Continue ReadingBusiness Roundtable's recent analysis, State of Immigration: How the United States Stacks Up in the Global Talent Competition, reports that the United States ranks 9th out of 10 top economies in policies that encourage balanced, growth-...
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