Risk Management

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    Hiring beats forecasts, enabling Fed to focus on curbing inflation

    Soon-to-be-released inflation “reports have the power to decide whether the Fed hikes or holds,” Fifth Third Commercial Bank Chief U.S. Economist Bill Adams said.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Bally’s CFO resigns weeks after going concern warning

    To boost its liquidity, the casino operator said in August that it was exploring selling assets, an equity sale and debt financings.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

    To stay competitive many CFOs are focused on balancing AI’s risks and opportunities while also adjusting to fast-changing tariff policies and labor markets.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Services sector expands faster than forecast: ISM survey

    Strength in the services sector bolsters forecasts that the U.S. economy will expand slightly more than 2% this year, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Economy grows ‘modestly,’ with consumers wary of rising prices: Fed

    “Input price pressures were notably elevated in manufacturing and construction,” the Fed said in a survey of its 12 district banks.

    By • Sept. 2, 2026
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    How AI has entered one CFO’s budget season

    BeSmartee CFO Mina Samaan said AI is at once complicating and speeding up different parts of the lendtech startup’s budgeting process.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Job openings inch up as hiring slows, affirming labor market stability

    Steady employment gives the Federal Reserve some leeway to raise the federal funds rate should inflation fail to fall toward their 2% target.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    KPMG gets agentic tool certified for security, reliability as AI risks mount

    The certification comes as companies confront growing risks from AI agents that can take actions on their own.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Inside OpenAI’s experiment with AI coding in finance

    The company's monthly-close reporting overhaul represents an early look at how AI coding could reshape finance work.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Texas charity’s ex-CFO sentenced in $2.1M mobile check scheme

    Jeffrey Keehn used embezzled funds to support a lifestyle that included two residences, an SUV, and gold and platinum coins, prosecutors said.

    By • Aug. 31, 2026
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    Warsh pledges to slow inflation to 2%, saying Fed may have ‘work to do’

    The comments by Warsh prompted futures traders to increase the odds that policymakers next month will push up the main interest rate.

    By • Aug. 28, 2026
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    Amazon, Target customers aim to move location of tariff refund suits

    A debate over where class actions filed by customers seeking tariff refunds from large retailers should be heard comes as the money has begun to flow back into company coffers.

    By • Aug. 28, 2026
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    Only 35% of finance leaders confidently gauge ROI from AI: Protiviti

    Among finance organizations, only 14% are deploying AI based on a detailed strategy, Protiviti found in a global survey.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026
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    Inflation holds steady, giving Fed room to leave main rate unchanged

    Despite an increase in disposable income, personal consumption expenditures rose just 0.2% last month compared with a 0.4% gain in June.

    By • Aug. 26, 2026
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    Consumer confidence wanes on dimming view of jobs, incomes, business

    Most consumers expect higher inflation and anticipate that interest rates will rise in the next 12 months, The Conference Board said.

    By • Aug. 25, 2026
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    Intuit AI expert says future of finance is real-time, not monthly

    The manual work that consumes half a finance team's week today should be “largely invisible” in five years, Intuit’s Ashley Still predicted.

    By • Aug. 25, 2026
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    Costco fights customer’s tariff suit as refunds flow in

    With Costco now recouping some IEEPA duties, the customer’s attorneys said one of the retailer’s primary legal arguments against member refunds had “evaporated.”

    By • Aug. 24, 2026
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    FTC settles anti-trust suit against Zillow, Redfin

    Redfin committed to relaunch its listing service for apartment rentals no longer than six months after an FTC order is finalized.

    By • Aug. 24, 2026
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    Firms may shrink healthcare plans to avoid 11.1% cost bump, WTW says

    Companies are considering trimming their healthcare costs by restricting eligibility and having workers cover more out-of-pocket expenses, experts say. 

    By • Aug. 21, 2026
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    US business activity surges to 52-month high: S&P Global

    Strong business investment and high equity prices will likely fuel 2.1% economic growth this year, Goldman Sachs said.

    By • Aug. 21, 2026
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    Economic growth signal rises for first time since 2022: Conference Board

    Investment in artificial intelligence will likely drive economic growth, according to Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, The Conference Board’s senior manager for business cycle indicators.

    By • Aug. 20, 2026
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    Many Fed officials flagged inflation threat, possible need to hike rates

    “Recent labor demand and consumer spending data suggest that the economy is healthy enough for a rate hike,” Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said.

    By • Aug. 19, 2026
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    US manufacturing grows at steady pace, led by business equipment: Fed

    Industrial production in July, while falling short of forecasts, aligned with expectations of slower but sustained economic growth.

    By • Aug. 18, 2026
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    EY ties audit turnaround to tech, talent investments

    The PCAOB’s 2025 inspection of EY found significant deficiencies in 5% of the audits it examined, down from 28% in 2024.

    By • Aug. 18, 2026
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    Most consumers save no money as inflation erodes buying power: EY

    The share of credit card balances delinquent for more than 90 days rose to 12.8% in the first quarter of this year from 7.6% in the third quarter of 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported.

    By • Aug. 17, 2026
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    Retail sales fall 0.6% as consumers see inflation eroding buying power

    Only 8% of consumers believe their incomes will grow faster than inflation in the current year, a 10 percentage point decline from December 2024, according to a University of Michigan survey.

    By • Aug. 14, 2026