C-suite faces ‘pivotal’ AI moment as autonomous tools rise

While enthusiasm for autonomous IT operations is high, readiness is uneven, according to tech firm Digitate.

E-commerce growth surpasses stores on Black Friday, with sales up over 10%

Top-selling sectors over the holiday weekend included apparel and athletics, according to early data.

AWS, Google link up to ease multicloud deployments

Microsoft Azure will also join the service in 2026. It's the latest hyperscaler move to ease interoperability.

Arkansas CPA licensing reform advances

Amid a broader push to address a talent shortage, Arkansas is on track to join at least 24 states that have eased the college credit hours required to become a certified public accountant. 

Tracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle

State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.

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iHeartMedia CFO, COO relinquishes finance chief responsibilities

With the C-suite shakeup, the audio media company bucks a growing trend of companies combining their top finance and operations roles. 

Preempting state AI laws could yield ‘fiscal windfall’ for US: tech group

The Trump-backed plan could save the U.S. government billions, according to the analysis. Critics view it as a big-tech handout that would erase needed safeguards.

Arko names Murphy USA vet as CFO

Galagher Jeff brings financial leadership experience from several major retailers, including Dollar Tree, Walmart and Advance Auto Parts.

HP cites AI in push to slash up to 6,000 jobs by 2028

The company sees “a significant opportunity ahead to embed AI into almost all that we do,” CFO Karen Parkhill said.

Ex-Gannett CFO takes Trullion’s finance reins

Doug Horne’s appointment marks the second time in as many months that the AI-driven accounting software startup has added an AOL veteran to its C-suite.

NY won’t immediately flip the CPA licensing switch. Here’s what happens next.

New York’s CPA pathways bill was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week. The new licensing requirement won’t be effective until late next year.

IRS’s temporary relief grants more workers eligibility under Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ law

The new guidance grants employees and employers “transition relief” until Jan. 1 of the first calendar year after final rules are issued to determine if they fall under a category for exemptions.

Keurig Dr Pepper replaces CFO ahead of JDE Peet’s acquisition

Former Mattel and Campbell's exec Anthony DiSilvestro is taking the helm as the beverage giant plans to split into two independent companies.

Hasbro CFO talks AI, creativity, and Play-Doh Barbie

The toy maker’s management has worked to ensure AI tools like ChatGPT are an employee’s “first course of action,” Hasbro CFO Gina Goetter said Thursday. 

Fear of AI-driven job displacement nearly doubles in a year: KPMG

The finding comes as two U.S. senators are pushing legislation that would require some AI-related layoffs to be reported to the Labor Department.