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    CFO security tips: Beyond bodyguards

    The 2024 fatal shooting of a UnitedHealthcare executive in Midtown Manhattan has led many companies to reexamine their corporate security procedures.

    By • Dec. 23, 2025
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    Accounting orgs to Education Department: We are a ‘profession’

    The proposal to exclude accounting graduate programs from being classified as professional would cap students’ federal loan limits, according to the DOE.

    By Colleen Lutolf • Dec. 22, 2025
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    CFO and the C-Suite

    A talent for numbers and strategy is only part of a CFO's success formula; the ability to cultivate strong relationships with one's executive colleagues is the other part. 

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Consumer sentiment inches up despite anxiety over jobs, inflation

    Recent data have likely done little to ease consumer worries, with the unemployment rate rising last month to 4.6%, the highest level in four years.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Tax reforms, falling interest rates boost 2026 M&A outlook: KPMG

    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s passage is among factors that have increased the appetite for deals going into the new year, the Big Four accounting firm said.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7% after shutdown crimped measurement

    Given concerns about potentially distorted inflation data, futures traders only increased by 2 percentage points the probability of a monetary policy easing next month.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    CFO confidence rebounds despite capital market valuation worries: Deloitte

    Overall CFO confidence in business and the economy notched the highest level since late 2021, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Signals report.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Unemployment rises to 4.6%, highest level in more than four years

    The rising jobless rate bolsters the Dec. 10 Federal Reserve decision to firm up the labor market by trimming the main interest rate by a quarter point.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    CEO confidence rises amid planning to reduce employment

    Among surveyed CEOs, 31% identified labor costs as the biggest force behind inflation, the Business Roundtable said.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Costco’s AI, tech use helps offset healthcare costs, CFO says

    CEO Ron Vachris said on an earnings call Thursday that Costco locations adopting pre-scan technology have seen checkout speeds increased by up to 20%. 

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    MoneyGram swipes Wells Fargo vet for CFO

    In February, Marc Winniford will take the finance reins of the legacy cross-border payments company that is seeking to digitally overhaul its sprawling operations.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Fed trims main rate by quarter-point, forecasts one cut in 2026

    Policymakers reduced borrowing costs for the third time in 2025 amid persistent signs of cooling in the labor market.

    By • Updated Dec. 10, 2025
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    Job openings rise to five-month high as hiring slows: BLS

    Futures traders expect that a divided Federal Reserve will trim the main interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday, giving way to officials concerned about shoring up the labor market.

    By • Dec. 9, 2025
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    Shifting AR from cost center to growth engine

    For CFOs at billion-dollar B2B companies, outdated AR approaches are becoming a strategic liability, trapping capital and limiting growth when agility matters most.

    Dec. 8, 2025
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    Inflation holds steady, bolstering case for Fed benchmark rate cut

    Most Fed watchers and futures traders expect the Federal Reserve will trim the federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% on Dec. 10.

    By • Dec. 5, 2025
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    Treasury, OECD race clock to ink global minimum tax deal by year-end

    Without an agreement, the Trump administration’s opposition to the global tax deal favored by Biden leaves multinational companies’ 2026 tax strategies in limbo.

    By Stephen Joyce • Dec. 5, 2025
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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.

    By • Dec. 3, 2025
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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.

    By • Dec. 2, 2025
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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.

    By • Dec. 2, 2025
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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.

    Dec. 1, 2025
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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.

    By Ginger Christ • Nov. 26, 2025
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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.

    By • Nov. 25, 2025
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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.

    By • Nov. 25, 2025
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    Job gains slowing, unemployment likely to rise to 4.5% next year: NABE

    While forecasting a mix of rising unemployment with above-target but steady inflation, most NABE forecasters predicted that the Federal Reserve will trim borrowing costs next month.

    By • Nov. 24, 2025
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    NY Governor Hochul signs CPA licensing bill

    With New York, at least 24 states have eased education requirements needed to become a certified public accountant in a bid to address a talent shortage.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    Consumer sentiment slumps near record low: University of Michigan

    Measures of the consumer outlook for both personal finances and buying conditions for durable goods plunged more than 10%, the University of Michigan found in a survey.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025