Strategy & Operations
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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 Jim Tyson • Feb. 11, 2025 -
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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
KanawatTH via Getty ImagesTrendlineCFO 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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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 Suman Bhattacharyya • Feb. 11, 2025 -
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 Jim Tyson • Updated 8 hours ago -
Sponsored by Bank of Texas
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?
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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 Jim Tyson • Feb. 7, 2025 -
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 -
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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 6, 2025 -
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 Jim Tyson • Feb. 6, 2025 -
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 Jim Tyson • Feb. 5, 2025 -
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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 5, 2025 -
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 -
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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 5, 2025 -
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 Jim Tyson • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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 -
Q&A
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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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 Jim Tyson • Feb. 3, 2025 -
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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated Feb. 3, 2025 -
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 Jim Tyson • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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 Jim Tyson • Jan. 30, 2025