FEI Weekly

June 20, 2017

This company has an 80% female board, how CFOs are feeling about the economy, and more on the Amazon-Whole Foods deal.

Consumer Bureau Director Defends Handling of Wells Fargo Scandal in Face of GOP Criticism

Los Angeles Times

Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said he is “quite proud” of the team that looked into Wells Fargo’s sales abuses.

Only This Company Has a Board That is 80% Female

USA Today

At a time when the lack of gender diversity on corporate boards is under the microscope, this company says that it has become the only publicly traded U.S. company to have a board of directors that is 80% female.

How CFOs Are Feeling About the Economy

WSJ (Subscription may be required)

According to John Graham, a professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School, their top concern is hiring and retaining qualified workers.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos May Be Single-Handedly Killing Inflation

CNBC

The Amazon-Whole Foods deal could push down grocery prices and hamper the Fed's hopes for higher inflation.

9 Things That Will Kill Your Career

Ladders

There are so many things that can kill the careers of good, hard-working people. Honest mistakes often carry hard-hitting consequences.