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Tariffs trigger ‘horrific’ plunge in consumer sentiment
Federal Reserve officials, scheduled to assess monetary policy during a March 18-19 meeting, will likely zero in on a jump in long-term inflation expectations.
By Jim Tyson • March 14, 2025 -
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Smarsh CFO keeps eye on strategic growth opportunities
Smarsh CFO David Brolsma expects to see M&A tick up for fintech this year, as changing trends make potential acquisitions more strategically attractive for businesses.
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TrendlineCFO 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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CFOs combat near ‘COVID-era’ disruption levels with hedging, FP&A
Amid rising challenges from the Trump administration’s on-again-off-again tariffs, finance chiefs are facing intensifying pressure to quickly assess and offset risk.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 14, 2025 -
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Women unlikely to reach parity with men for 134 years: JPMorgan
In C-suites worldwide, women are far from attaining equal status, holding only about 10% of the most powerful roles such as CEO and CFO.
By Jim Tyson • March 13, 2025 -
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Stablecoin gets AICPA guidance aimed at promoting ‘transparency’
The new guidance aims to foster clearer and more comparable stablecoin issuer reports that help investors understand how the assets are being handled.
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Cigna promotes insider to CFO role in C-suite reshuffling
Cigna promoted Brian Evanko to chief operating officer and named a new CFO in his place, while Eric Palmer will be leaving the company as an apparent victim of the restructuring.
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Utah becomes latest state to pass new CPA licensure pathway legislation
Utah joins Virginia and Ohio in passing legislation providing a route to CPA licensure that doesn’t require 150 hours of college credit.
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Inflation rises less than expected as new tariffs spur price worries
Concern about the inflationary impact from tariffs has eroded confidence among both businesses and consumers, according to recent surveys.
By Jim Tyson • March 12, 2025 -
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CFOs expect consumers to feel brunt of tariff pain
Seventy-one percent of finance leaders view the current environment as “somewhat or highly unfavorable” for their business, a Gartner poll found.
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Small business optimism sags amid ‘uncertainty whiplash’: NFIB survey
“The economy is still growing, but at a slower and slower rate — storm clouds are forming,” the NFIB said.
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Oracle exec signals all-in AI agent strategy as competition heats up
The software giant is among several enterprise software companies that have begun rolling out products leveraging the nascent technology.
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91% of economists expect big, tariff-fueled price surge: Wolters Kluwer
Despite persistent inflation, economists predict the Federal Reserve will trim the main interest rate by 0.42 percentage point this year, Wolters Kluwer found in a survey.
By Jim Tyson • March 10, 2025 -
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Trump DOJ advances Biden-era push to break up Google
The move potentially signals that big tech won’t get a free pass from U.S. antitrust regulators in President Trump’s second term.
By Alexei Alexis • March 10, 2025 -
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Costco CFO says 50 cent wage increase poses expense ‘headwind’
CFO Gary Millerchip said Thursday that Costco will continue looking for ways to offset the expected impact of its new employee agreement on SG&A.
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Sponsored by BOK FinancialHow to deal with falling rate-cut expectations
Companies that were anticipating lower interest rate cuts may have to rethink their strategies amid falling rate-cut expectations.
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IT unemployment jumped in February despite AI hiring surge
Employers across all sectors of the economy added 177,000 tech positions, but the data also suggests a potential wait-and-see approach to hiring.
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Fed holding rates steady while gauging impact from Trump tariffs: Powell
Inflation will probably continue to follow a “bumpy” path down to the central bank’s 2% target, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.
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Orthofix’s fired execs’ lewd, ‘graphic’ texts surface in legal battle
The medical device maker didn’t originally specify the reasons behind the 2023 firing of its CEO, CFO and CLO. Now, a court case is illuminating the story behind the terminations.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 7, 2025 -
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Bessent ‘not worried about inflation’ amid Trump’s tariff offensive
Revenue from new import duties “could be very substantial,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
By Jim Tyson • March 6, 2025 -
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Overdue customer payments can strain SMB cash flows: Creditsafe
Over 80% of businesses typically chase a customer between one and four times just to get a single overdue invoice paid, the research found.
By Alexei Alexis • March 6, 2025 -
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Companies see year-ahead inflation rising to as high as 4%: NY Fed
Trump administration tariffs risk stoking inflation, disrupting supply chains and undermining corporate earnings, Bank of America Securities analysts said.
By Jim Tyson • March 5, 2025 -
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AICPA strips ‘competencies’ from new CPA licensure path
The revised proposal comes as more states are seeking to stop requiring certified public accountants to complete 150 hours of college credits to get licensed.
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Trump tariffs dampen M&A revival hopes
The “Trump effect” has introduced a new layer of complexity to the M&A landscape, an EY analysis found.
By Alexei Alexis • March 5, 2025 -
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Tariffs likely to fuel inflation ‘relatively soon,’ Fed’s Williams says
Concern about U.S. import duties “is clearly influencing how people are thinking about inflation this year,” New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said.
By Jim Tyson • March 4, 2025 -
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3 cost-cutting lessons from a CFO on the front lines
Orbia Advance CFO Jim Kelly is helping to trim $250 million in annual costs as the industrial products maker navigates a market downturn.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 4, 2025
