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Manufacturing CEO Confidence Sinks Amid Continued Volatility

Isabella Mourgelas — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:16:10 +0000

U.S. manufacturers rate current conditions at their worst level since the pandemic, but continue to hold out hope that tariff resolutions will bring increased stability.

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U.S. Manufacturer Economic Outlook Improves For Third Consecutive Month

Isabella Mourgelas — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:36:08 +0000

Mid-year polling from Chief Executive finds U.S. manufacturers on a positive streak going into the summer expecting all facets of the economy to improve.

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Manufacturing CEO Optimism Grows Again In May

Isabella Mourgelas — Fri, 16 May 2025 14:38:34 +0000

Chief Executive’s latest polling finds increasing optimism for a second month among manufacturers who are expecting less uncertainty in the future.

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2025 Comp Report: Inflation Hit CEO Pay Hard

Isabella Mourgelas — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:52:05 +0000

New research from Chief Executive Group shows just how hard CEO pay has been hit by inflation over the past few years.

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Gaining Market Share Surpasses Employee Retention As Top CEO Priority

Isabella Mourgelas — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:35:26 +0000

Polling shows recruitment and retention still high on the list for 2025, though slightly down from last year.

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Uncertainty Tempers CEOs Outlook In Latest Poll

Isabella Mourgelas — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:18 +0000

CEOs say that conflicting forces in the incoming administration’s goals are causing a lack of clarity around the outlook for business. Still, most remain very hopeful for what is to come.

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CEOs Split On Inflation, Interest Rates And Trump-Musk In 2025 Forecast

Isabella Mourgelas — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:54 +0000

Dow 50,000? Inflation above 3 percent? A political pairing for the ages? We asked America’s CEOs to predict the coming year. Here’s what they foresee.

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Healthcare Costs Continue to Rise: How Much Should Your Company Pay?

Isabella Mourgelas — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:17:09 +0000

Healthcare packages provided to employees are a massive and continuously rising cost to businesses—and recent research shows no sign of cooling.

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CEO Confidence Rebounds On Rate Cut Hopes, End of Election

Isabella Mourgelas — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:00:04 +0000

Although the CEO rating for the current environment remains unchanged since August, the September forecast for the future improves on expectations of Fed rate cuts and an end to the election cycle—regardless of the outcome.

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Best & Worst States: CEO Poll Finds 49% ‘More Open’ To New Locations Than A Year Ago

Isabella Mourgelas — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Our 2024 Best & Worst States for business survey finds chief executives settling into new habits in the wake of Covid, but they remain restless to explore the right move.

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