Israel-Hamas War Puts Pressure on Companies to Speak Up (1)

Before Adena Friedman presented Nasdaq Inc.’s financial results on Wednesday’s quarterly earnings call, the stock exchange’s CEO said the company was “horrified by the acts of terrorist violence” in Israel and denounced the “subsequent loss of innocent lives in Israel, Gaza and the wider region.”

She echoed similar statements from chief executive officers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc. and other companies, who are facing increasing pressure to speak up on a conflict where the human cost is rising by the hour.

Crisis communications experts say their phones have been vibrating out of ...