CEO pessimism eases as tariff-induced worries decline: survey

Risks from import duties have ebbed somewhat since April but still cloud the outlook for price pressures, the job market and economic growth, according to economists.

By Jim Tyson • Aug. 8, 2025

The Trade Desk names new CFO, warns of tariff disruption

The Trade Desk will grant venture capital veteran and incoming CFO Alex Kayyal a $600,000 signing bonus as it tries to navigate uncertainty from U.S. tariffs.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 8, 2025

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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

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Peloton to shrink workforce by 6% in cost-cutting effort

The fitness company told its shareholders that operating expenses “remain too high, which hinders our ability to invest in our future.”

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 7, 2025

Fastly taps new CFO amid record revenue

The CFO swap comes after the content delivery platform appointed Kip Compton to its CEO chair in June. The company is now targeting between $594 million to $602 million in full-year revenue.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 7, 2025

Shift4 faces CFO, board departures

The payment processor’s CFO will step down and join the board, while the company founder’s father said he will resign from the board.

By Patrick Cooley • Aug. 7, 2025

‘Big bang’ tech deployments fade amid optimization focus

“Instead of 24- or 36-month projects, we’re talking six- to eight-week cycles,” Grant Thornton’s Tony Dinola said.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 6, 2025

SEON CFO keeps eye on currency risk

The software firm’s CFO is carefully watching FX risk as SEON looks to expand its global footprint in a volatile macroeconomic environment.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 5, 2025

Autonomous finance will arrive within three years: Ramp CEO

The tech executive weighed in on the future of finance as his company announced that it raised $500 million at a $22.5 billion valuation.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 5, 2025

Cybersecurity budgets tighten as economic anxiety rises

Uncertain tariff policies and fluctuating inflation and interest rates are leading to stagnant or reduced budgets, according to an IANS Research report.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 5, 2025

First-ever Finzly CFO seeks to create culture of ‘connectivity’

As the first CFO for the payments infrastructure provider, software alum Adam Carson aims to upgrade the finance role from a "backseat function."

By Grace Noto • Aug. 4, 2025

Bloomin’ Brands hires new CFO among a series of leadership changes

The company also created an executive position for strategy and transformation to help improve the performance of Outback Steakhouse.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Aug. 4, 2025

Pitney Bowes replaces CFO after only months in seat

CEO Kurt Wolf said he previously served on the board of GameStop with Pitney Bowes’ newly-minted CFO Paul Evans.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 1, 2025

AI evolution prompts sense of urgency among CFOs: Oracle

The steady evolution of AI is creating a sense of urgency for CFOs — but they need to ensure they have the right mix of tech and accounting skills inside of their teams, Oracle’s Hari Sankar says.  

By Grace Noto • Aug. 1, 2025

UnitedHealth replaces CFO in another leadership shakeup

Wayne DeVeydt, a healthcare veteran who most recently worked at Bain Capital, will take up the finance chief job on Sept. 2 as the healthcare behemoth faces an array of operational challenges. 

By Emily Olsen • Aug. 1, 2025

US to install country-specific tariffs Aug. 7

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday officially codifying rates for over 60 trading partners while pushing back implementation by seven days.

By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 1, 2025

Microsoft capex to exceed $30B this quarter, CFO says

The tech giant saw its heavy AI spending pay off Thursday as strong quarterly earnings results helped propel its valuation past the $4 trillion mark.

By Alexei Alexis • July 31, 2025

One in four CFOs expect to adopt crypto by 2027: Deloitte

Finance chiefs are eyeing stablecoins in particular as “a practical entry point” into adoption of digital assets, Deloitte says. 

By Grace Noto • July 31, 2025

Boeing narrows losses ahead of new CFO’s arrival

Brian West oversaw his last earnings call as Boeing’s CFO on Tuesday. Lockheed Martin alum Jay Malave is set to take the jet maker’s finance reins next month. 

By Grace Noto • July 30, 2025

Fed holds main rate steady, overriding two dissenting votes

The mix of a cooling labor market and stubborn, above-target inflation has posed a dilemma for the central bank while breaking unanimity among policymakers.

By Jim Tyson • Updated July 30, 2025

Most firms still grappling with accounting talent crunch

Securing junior level candidates with more than one year of experience has proven especially challenging, an Intuit survey found. 

By Alexei Alexis • Updated July 31, 2025

CFOs should eye ‘opportunistic’ approach to M&A: Wiss

When it comes to M&A, CFOs today need to allow themselves space to “lose a little money in the short-term,” knowing it will put them on better footing for the long-term, Wiss’s Bill Haemmerle said.

By Grace Noto • July 29, 2025

KPMG revives bid for SVB complaint dismissal

In June a California judge denied motions to dismiss claims in a class action suit against SVB Financial Group’s former CFO, CEO, directors and auditor.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 29, 2025

AI spending above $10M jumps as agentic tools grab spotlight

Nearly three-quarters of senior leaders believe that entire business units will one day be managed by agentic AI, EY researchers found.

By Alexei Alexis • July 29, 2025

Trump AI plan allows wide room for denying funds to states

The plan is silent on how the administration will define “burdensome” state AI rules for the purpose of withholding federal funds.

By Alexei Alexis • July 29, 2025

Microsoft says H-1B visas, layoffs ‘in no way’ related

Scrutiny of the tech giant’s use of the visa program comes at the end of a month in which the company announced deep job cuts. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 28, 2025