Strategy & Operations
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Warehouse market ‘found its footing,’ Prologis CFO says
The San Francisco-based industrial real estate giant raised its 2025 earnings guidance as executives painted a brighter picture of improved customer demand.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 16, 2025 -
Real Brokerage ex-CFO’s pregnancy suit gets more mediation time
The residential brokerage firm’s former finance chief was fired three months after returning from maternity leave.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 15, 2025 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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CFOs must help their organizations mitigate risks by balancing the need for both growth and stability.
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Michigan tees up tweaked CPA pathways bill
The Great Lakes Sate’s legislators have developed a new draft that is poised to replace the original CPA pathways legislation introduced last month.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 14, 2025 -
Powell says Fed confronts growing risks of higher inflation, unemployment
Hinting at an end to an effort at monetary tightening, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank may soon halt reductions in the size of its $6.6 trillion balance sheet.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 14, 2025 -
Sponsored by Ambetter Health ICHRA
The future of benefits: How ICHRA can deliver financial certainty in a changing landscape
Transform healthcare costs from unpredictable liabilities to strategic assets.
Oct. 13, 2025 -
Instant paychecks? One CFO says no.
As a growing number of states pass earned wage access laws, Yooz's CFO John Gronen decided against offering on-demand pay to employees next year.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 10, 2025 -
Weak consumer sentiment persists amid job anxiety: UMichigan survey
“We need to be prepared for the possibility that the softening in the labor market will become something worse,” Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 10, 2025 -
IPOs surge toward four-year high despite persistent global risks: EY
Several tailwinds will likely propel IPO market growth worldwide into early 2026, including monetary easing and resilient corporate earnings, EY said.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 9, 2025 -
IRS shuts down most operations after depleting unused funds
The IRS closed up just a week after its inspector general warned that sweeping cuts to the agency’s payroll this year may impair operations during the coming tax season.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 8, 2025 -
Most companies hit by tariffs plan to hike prices within six months: KPMG
Trump administration tariffs will likely trim 0.5 percentage points from economic growth this year, according to the Yale Budget Lab.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 6, 2025 -
Governor signs California’s CPA pathways bill into law
California joins 21 other states that have put new laws on the books establishing certified public accountant licensing paths that don’t require 150 college credit hours.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated Oct. 6, 2025 -
Silvergate ex-CFO loses bid to dismiss SEC fraud suit
The SEC alleges Silvergate’s former finance chief engaged in fraud to conceal the bank’s dire condition following the 2022 collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 3, 2025 -
Service sector falters amid weak hiring, business activity: ISM survey
A softening labor market and stalling service sector are just two trends in an economy that has recently sent signals of strength as well as weakness.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 3, 2025 -
Power outages drive supply chain worries, report says
Nearly nine out of 10 global executives reported experiencing energy-related disruptions in the last year, a Prologis survey found.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Oct. 2, 2025 -
Shutdown furloughing federal workers imperils business-critical data
Just hours before most U.S. federal agencies closed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said it would not release highly anticipated jobs data on Friday.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 1, 2025 -
Nike expects $1.5B in tariff costs this year, CFO says
The company raised its estimate due to new reciprocal tariff rates that have taken effect since the last quarter, CFO Matthew Friend said.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 1, 2025 -
Consumer confidence slumps to five-month low on inflation, jobs outlook
The gloomy view of households toward the labor market aligned with a government report showing that the hiring rate in August was little changed compared with July.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 30, 2025 -
Fed’s Williams says policy still restrictive while flagging weak job market
New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said that the impact from tariffs on inflation has so far undershot forecasts.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 29, 2025 -
US Chamber of Commerce says $100K H-1B fee will ‘impede’ economic growth
The visas have drawn renewed scrutiny since Sept. 19, when President Donald Trump announced an added $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 29, 2025 -
Sponsored by Oak Point Partners
CFOs delay spending: Where to find liquidity when budgets are frozen
Freezing spend feels safe but CFOs risk being left behind. Learn how to unlock liquidity.
By Eric Linn, CEO of Oak Point Partners • Sept. 29, 2025 -
Sponsored by KPMG
Achieving trusted AI: Why companies should focus on AI readiness and assurance
Discover how trusted AI strategies and assurance unlock value, reduce risks and drive lasting business impact.
Sept. 29, 2025 -
Consumer spending holds steady despite rising prices, cooling job market
The unexpectedly sunny spending data followed an upward revision in second quarter gross domestic product growth to 3.8% from 3.3%.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 26, 2025 -
‘Mega bankruptcies’ jump as tariffs, policy changes add new pressure
Chapter 7 and 11 filings by companies with over $1 billion in assets rose 33% YoY in the 12 months ended in June, according to Cornerstone Research.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 25, 2025 -
One-third of corporate spending aligns with sustainability: Risilience
Fifty-two percent of large companies have created plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and 30% are drawing up such roadmaps, Risilience found in a survey.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 24, 2025 -
Powell calls for bolstering job market while warning of rising inflation
Given a “less dynamic and somewhat softer labor market, the downside risks to employment have risen,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 23, 2025