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    Powell says Fed need not hurry to cut main rate, GDP growth ‘solid’

    Monetary policy is “well positioned” to handle any rebound in price pressures or weakening in the labor market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.

    By Feb. 11, 2025
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    Trump tags steel, aluminum imports with 25% tariffs

    The new duties build on actions from the president's first term while axing exemptions and product exclusions.

    By Philip Neuffer • Updated 6 hours ago
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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.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    DeepSeek’s lower-cost AI model could supercharge adoption, use cases: Goldman Sachs

    The Chinese startup’s offering could trigger what economists call the Jevons paradox, by removing the barrier to entry to implementing the new technology, one panelist said.

    By Feb. 11, 2025
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    Trump tariffs to stoke inflation in 2025: corporate economists

    The gain in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure will probably average nearly 2.7% during the four quarters starting in April, according to economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer.

    By Updated 8 hours ago
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    How to build your treasury playbook for a competitive edge

    Companies often focus on boosting sales or streamlining operations, but have you considered the role of the finance team?

    Feb. 10, 2025
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    Jobless rate falls, bolstering bets Fed will next cut main rate in June

    Employment gains for November and December were revised up in total by 100,000, the Labor Department said.

    By Feb. 7, 2025
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    Finance job hunt essentials: Soft skills, tailored resumes and social media

    With the “great stay” period leaving more workers feeling stuck, it’s important for job hunters to use a range of tools to seize any employment opportunities that do emerge. 

    By Chris Gaetano • Feb. 7, 2025
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    Salesforce director named chief of operations, finance

    The software giant is among a growing list of companies that have decided to merge the CFO and COO roles.

    By Feb. 6, 2025
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    PCAOB warns auditors of risks from lax oversight of specialists

    Specialists who use artificial intelligence pose a growing challenge to auditors and, in turn, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

    By Feb. 6, 2025
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    Service sector expands in the face of trade war risk: ISM

    Service sector executives voiced concern that tariffs will push up prices and cause shortages of goods, ISM said.

    By Feb. 5, 2025
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    Alphabet projects $75B in capex as AI push grows: CFO

    Big tech continues to invest heavily in AI even as investors nervously watch for indications that it’s paying off.

    By Feb. 5, 2025
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    Ransomware payments fell 35% in 2024

    Cyberattacks using ransomware spiked in the second half of the year, but fewer victims paid up.

    By Rob Wright • Feb. 5, 2025
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    Costco’s ‘voice’: The long goodbye

    Richard Galanti retired from the warehouse club on Jan. 30, after pivoting to an advisory role following his departure from the CFO seat he held for roughly four decades.

    By Feb. 5, 2025
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    Companies reduce philanthropy aimed at boosting racial, gender equality

    Change in “corporate citizenship” initiatives coincide with a federal backlash against efforts to promote sustainability in the private and public sectors.

    By Feb. 4, 2025
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    China responds to Trump with added tariffs on certain products

    The new duties are set to take effect Feb. 10 and cover some car, equipment and energy imports.

    By Max Garland • Feb. 4, 2025
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    AI agents may cause some finance jobs to ‘disappear’: Microsoft exec

    Microsoft’s Georg Glantschnig said the software giant envisions every business process being impacted by the emerging technology.

    By Feb. 4, 2025
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    DeepSeek surge hits companies, posing security risks

    The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.

    By Feb. 4, 2025
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    US manufacturing grows despite risk of tariff-triggered trade war

    Confidence among manufacturers last month rose to the highest level in nearly three years.

    By Feb. 3, 2025
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    Trump tariff fallout: The first 3 days

    President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China set off a fast-paced chain of events after landing on Saturday.

    By Updated Feb. 3, 2025
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    Inflation meets Fed expectations, affirming hold on main interest rate

    “I would like to see progress in lowering inflation resume before we make further adjustments” to the main interest rate, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said.

    By Jan. 31, 2025
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    Orbia’s CFO on tracking tariff news ‘minute by minute’

    The multinational industrial products has strategized for months in anticipation of U.S. tariffs against Mexico that are now poised to go into effect Saturday.

    By Jan. 31, 2025
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    Security tool consolidation boosts efficiency, threat mitigation

    A study from IBM shows the controversial shift to platformization can pay off for enterprises. 

    By David Jones • Jan. 31, 2025
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    CFO Dive’s 2025 outlook roundup: Trends to watch

    In the new year, financial executives must prepare for significant federal policy shifts as well as for the next chapter in the still-unfolding story of generative AI.

    By CFO Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2025
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    Microsoft races to bring more cloud capacity online

    Enterprise AI workloads and OpenAI training consumed Azure resources last year. “We have been short power and space,” CFO Amy Hood said.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 30, 2025
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    Trump’s softer-touch SEC may ease CFO regulatory burden

    By slimming the SEC’s budget, headcount and regulatory scope, a new agency chief would fall in step with Trump’s cost-cutting and efficiency campaign.

    By Jan. 30, 2025