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  Companies cut 32,000 from payrolls as Fed debates trimming main rate: ADP

  Futures traders have increased the odds that the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10 will cut borrowing costs to 89% from 83.4.% last week.

  Strategy & Operations

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  The future of fleet: Why CFOs should treat mobility as a strategic asset

  From cost center to growth driver: how CFOs can turn fleet modernization into profit.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Departing PCAOB member calls for ‘common sense audit regulation’

  Christina Ho takes “great pride in my contributions during my tenure, particularly in serving as a credible lone dissenter who was able to prevent the adoption of some potentially harmful standards and rules,” she said.

  Financial Reporting

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  Gitlab taps former Salesforce exec for CFO seat

  The appointment marks the latest in a string of recent senior management changes at the San Francisco, California-based tech company.

  Financial Reporting

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  Sleep Number names permanent CFO amid choppy turnaround

  The Minneapolis-based smart mattress retailer said Amy O’Keefe will take the finance reins from interim CFO Bob Ryder, who will leave the company Dec. 12.

  Leadership

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  Costco sues for Trump tariff refund, cites ‘imminent’ harm

  The warehouse club retailer’s complaint emphasized the matter’s urgency, stating importers may not have the legal right to recover duty refunds after liquidation.

  Strategy & Operations

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  U.S. manufacturing shrinks for ninth month as new orders fall: ISM

  “The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector gets more worrying the more you scratch under the surface,” an S&P Global Market Intelligence economist said.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Wayfair CFO zeros in on nimble forecasting

  Wayfair needs a “nimble” finance team and forecasting model to hit its dual goals of keeping fixed costs down while reaching double-digit growth, CFO Kate Gulliver said.

  Financial Reporting

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  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.

  Technology

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  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.

  Technology

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  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.

  Technology

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  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. 

  Leadership

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  Tracker

  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.

  Updated Dec. 1, 2025

  Strategy & Operations

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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. 

  Financial Reporting

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  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.

  Compliance

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  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.

  Leadership

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  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.

  Financial Reporting

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  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.

  Leadership

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  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.

  Strategy & Operations

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  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.

  Strategy & Operations

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  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.

  Leadership

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  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. 

  Technology

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  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.

  Technology

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  Consumer confidence slumps across all major metrics: Conference Board

  The report of sagging household confidence aligns with a University of Michigan survey that found inflation and pressure on personal incomes pushed down consumer sentiment this month.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Opinion

  From scramble to opportunity: Leveraging AI in the year-end close

  “AI is rapidly transforming the future of finance, laying the groundwork for a world where routine processes run autonomously,” writes SAP’s Lawrence Martin.

  Technology

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  4 top takeaways from MIT’s 2025 CFO Summit

  Change is here, CFOs know — but what change is most critical? At the Thursday conference outside Boston, many finance chiefs were clearly wrestling with how everything from AI to team structure is shaking up their jobs.

  Technology

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