CEOs see AI as the biggest business risk, exceeding geopolitical turmoil

CEOs and CFOs, confronting the rapid spread of AI, face the risk of underperforming by investing either too little or too much in the far-reaching technology.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 26, 2026

GenAI, machine-learning gap is a finance stressor, MindBridge CFO says

Finance chiefs face genAI hype pressure as efforts to combine its user-friendly benefits with machine learning are still evolving, Matthias Steinberg says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 26, 2026

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Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like agentic AI evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.

By CFO Dive staff

Most tax preparers not subject to standards, prone to costly errors: GAO

Efforts in Congress to pass legislation holding all tax preparers to clear federal standards have repeatedly fizzled out.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 25, 2026

Lucid expects 12% workforce reduction to yield $500M in cost savings

The plan was launched in part to support a new phase of discipline and “margin progression,” CFO Taoufiq Boussaid said.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 25, 2026

Corporations await more OBBBA tax guidance

As IRS guidance trickles in, unanswered questions remain around how firms should implement the new law’s tax provisions, according to Alvarez & Marsal tax experts.

By Stephen Joyce • Feb. 25, 2026

Consumer confidence inches up on brighter view of job market

The slight gain in confidence reflects consumers’ caution as economic data telegraph mixed signals.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 24, 2026

FedEx sues US for refunds on Trump tariffs

The carrier's lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision invalidated duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

By Max Garland • Feb. 24, 2026

Deficit reduction looms as top U.S. policy imperative: NABE survey

The impact on the U.S. fiscal outlook from a Supreme Court ruling against Trump administration tariffs has flared into a public debate between administration officials and policy analysts.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 23, 2026

How CFOs turn compliance visibility into strategic advantage

Connected compliance unlocks intelligence, governance and value for CFOs.

Feb. 23, 2026

LinkedIn CFO jumps to Atlassian

After serving nearly five years as LinkedIn’s CFO, James Chuong will take the project manager software provider’s finance reins next month.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 20, 2026

GDP growth falls short of forecast, slowed by federal shutdown

Declining exports also weighed on the economy last quarter as severe shifts in U.S. trade policy disrupted commercial relations with the nation’s largest trading partners.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 20, 2026

[Podcast] Navigating Change: A CFO’s Guide to Workforce Restructuring

This podcast episode explores how leaders can navigate the impacts of M&As, and technology’s role in workforce management in the face of restructuring.

By CFO Dive's studioID • Feb. 20, 2026

Supreme Court invalidates Trump tariffs based on emergency powers

In a 6-3 decision, the court rejected President Trump's claim that a 1977 law gave him the authority to impose broad tariffs globally.

By Antone Gonsalves • Feb. 20, 2026

Economic data point to soft start to 2026, Conference Board says

The U.S. economy, while continuing a nearly six-year-old expansion, has spun off mixed signals in recent months.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 19, 2026

Fed officials voiced concern inflation persists above 2% target

Several central bankers at a policy meeting last month warned against giving any hint of a weaker commitment to pushing down price pressures.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 18, 2026

Generative AI reduces M&A costs by 20%, McKinsey says

Dealmakers using the technology have also shortened their transaction timelines, the firm’s research found.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 18, 2026

Workers say they only get between 2 and 3 hours of daily focus time

Report data from Hubstaff found that the average person is in twice as many meetings per year compared to two years ago.

By Lara Ewen • Feb. 17, 2026

Inflation slows to 2.4% amid persistent worry about affordability

Traders in interest rate futures, responding to cooler-than-forecast inflation, expect a faster pace of monetary policy easing than they did on Thursday.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 13, 2026

US companies, consumers bear nearly 90% of tariff costs: New York Fed

Recent studies challenge President Donald Trump’s assertion that foreigners, rather than working Americans, will end up paying the highest import taxes since the 1930s.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 12, 2026

Unemployment falls to 4.3% as hiring surges beyond expectations

Responding to surprising strength in the labor market, traders in interest rate futures expect a slower pace of monetary easing by the Federal Reserve this year.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 11, 2026

Flat retail sales confirm slump in consumer sentiment

Weak retail spending and a gloomy mood among households contradict forecasts that economic growth will remain solid in coming quarters.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 10, 2026

Figure’s CFO supports treating stablecoin as cash

Macrina Kgil, CFO of the newly public Figure Technology Solutions, would like to see the FASB update standards to classify stablecoins as cash.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 9, 2026

Consumers without stock holdings harbor ‘dismal’ outlook: survey

Results from a University of Michigan survey line up with a post-pandemic income trend — wealthy consumers are thriving while many other households are struggling.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 6, 2026

Toyota promotes CFO to CEO in C-suite reshuffle

Finance chief Kenta Kon will succeed Koji Sato in the Japanese automaker’s top post as it battles tariff and currency headwinds.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 6, 2026

Job openings plunge to lowest level in more than five years: BLS

Two government reports bolstered recent private sector data that have flagged job market weakness.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 5, 2026