LinkedIn CFO jumps to Atlassian

After serving nearly five years as LinkedIn’s CFO, James Chuong will take the project manager software provider’s finance reins next month.

GDP growth falls short of forecast, slowed by federal shutdown

Declining exports also weighed on the economy last quarter as severe shifts in U.S. trade policy disrupted commercial relations with the nation’s largest trading partners.

Booking slashes customer service costs with AI, CFO says

The company’s customer service costs are down by about 10%, despite an uptick in bookings, CFO Ewout Steenbergen said.

Economic data point to soft start to 2026, Conference Board says

The U.S. economy, while continuing a nearly six-year-old expansion, has spun off mixed signals in recent months.

Home Depot alum takes YETI CFO seat

Retail veteran Scott Bomar will join the Austin, Texas-based drinkware maker as it looks to accelerate continued international sales momentum.  

4 tips for CFOs leading ERP transitions

It’s important for CFOs to take a collaborative approach to implementing ERPs to best safeguard the system against cyberattacks and outages, experts said.  

Fed officials voiced concern inflation persists above 2% target

Several central bankers at a policy meeting last month warned against giving any hint of a weaker commitment to pushing down price pressures.

Generative AI reduces M&A costs by 20%, McKinsey says

Dealmakers using the technology have also shortened their transaction timelines, the firm’s research found.

CFO-to-CEO pipeline will likely taper on economic upswing: Boyden

An economic upswing could narrow the CFO-to-CEO pipeline as the skills needed in the top executive seat change, Boyden’s Craig Stevens said.  

Gemini CFO, COO, CLO exit just months after IPO

The trio of executives are leaving about five months after the Winklevoss twins took the crypto exchange company public and within weeks of layoffs.

Kyndryl discloses ‘material weaknesses’ in delayed 10-Q

The company offered a remediation plan to address its material shortcomings, related to its internal controls for financial reporting, that will be led by the interim CFO and controller.

Workers say they only get between 2 and 3 hours of daily focus time

Report data from Hubstaff found that the average person is in twice as many meetings per year compared to two years ago.

Wisconsin passes CPA pathways bill as licensing reforms sweep states

So far about 45 states have passed or introduced new CPA licensing laws or rules, in a bid to lower barriers and tackle the accounting shortage.

Inflation slows to 2.4% amid persistent worry about affordability

Traders in interest rate futures, responding to cooler-than-forecast inflation, expect a faster pace of monetary policy easing than they did on Thursday.

New Robinhood CFO takes seat amid ‘crypto winter’

The trading platform’s newly appointed CFO Shiv Verma assured shareholders the company is “long-term bullish” on crypto, while stressing ongoing product diversification.

Most CFOs expect larger IT budgets, ‘collapsing’ staff growth: Gartner

The banking, technology and healthcare sectors are seeing the biggest acceleration in tech spending, according to the research.

5 ways AI will redefine the audit profession in 2026

The profession now has a clear path toward achieving long-standing goals, including improved accuracy and more meaningful work for new entrants, writes Trullion CEO Artie Minson.

US companies, consumers bear nearly 90% of tariff costs: New York Fed

Recent studies challenge President Donald Trump’s assertion that foreigners, rather than working Americans, will end up paying the highest import taxes since the 1930s.

HPE CFO puts agentic AI at center of 2026 finance priorities

Finance chief Marie Myers and her team are now poised to drive “far more use of agentic AI” after testing the technology last year, she told CFO Dive.

Rising AI software costs put CFOs in the middle: Tropic

CFOs need to carefully consider how AI tools have truly been incorporated into the solutions and tools offered by their software vendors, Tropic’s Justin Etkin said.

CFO turnovers hit seven-year high amid burnout, heavier workloads

The number of new CFO appointments worldwide rose to a seven-year high of 316 in 2025, according to a report from Russell Reynolds Associates. 

Unemployment falls to 4.3% as hiring surges beyond expectations

Responding to surprising strength in the labor market, traders in interest rate futures expect a slower pace of monetary easing by the Federal Reserve this year.

Corporations enter 2026 with firmer tax runway

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made permanent fundamental changes in the tax code initiated in 2017.

JM Smucker eliminates COO as part of leadership restructuring

The Uncrustables and jam maker is also giving its CFO an added role as well as sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence with a newly created chief technology role.

Flat retail sales confirm slump in consumer sentiment

Weak retail spending and a gloomy mood among households contradict forecasts that economic growth will remain solid in coming quarters.