Opponents of the proposed DEI rule said it amounted to a public shaming of companies. They also faulted the SEC's approval of the measure.

An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the exchange.

A federal appeals court in Louisiana has ruled Nasdaq’s DEI initiative to boost the number of women, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+ people on U.S. corporate boards is unconstitutional. The Wall Street exchange’s proposed policy would have required most of the nearly 3,

The message from Nasdaq as the Black Lives Matter movement exploded across the US: push for diversity – or prepare to explain.

The boardrooms of most major companies are no longer completely male-dominated — globally nearly all large public firms now have at least one woman director. Why it matters: It's a reflection of a big push for diversity in the boardroom that's now stalled out.

A U.S. Appeals Court overturned a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that had required companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange to disclose whether their boards had women or minority members-and if not,