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

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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.

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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

Service industry grows at fastest pace since Oct. 2024, ISM says

Growth in services aligns with the ISM’s purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity, which last month increased to the highest level since August 2022.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 4, 2026

Missouri may ditch income tax. Will it hurt or help business?

The Show Me State is the latest to consider eliminating state taxes on income, but the plan to replace that revenue could harm some businesses, tax specialists say.

By Stephen Joyce • Feb. 3, 2026

4 CFO tips for thriving despite volatile dollar, end of ‘Pax Americana’

The dollar, battered by disruption to the rules-based global order, stands at center stage in an unfolding drama of market volatility.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 3, 2026

US firms outpace global peers in emerging-tech spending: KPMG

While U.S. companies are scaling a wide range of emerging technologies, few have reached full operational maturity, the study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 3, 2026

Cash deposit safety still tops CFO worries, survey finds

Despite calls to close risk gaps after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, many businesses still wouldn’t be able to operate for over three months without access to their primary bank, Ampersand says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 2, 2026

6 or more days of PTO can reduce turnover, study shows

A new study shows sufficient PTO can prevent workers from quitting, right when employers say they’re investing in leave.

By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 2, 2026

Leveraging payments as both a revenue driver and a cost saver

Learn how modern businesses use payments to drive revenue, cut processing costs, and turn a necessary expense into a strategic advantage.

Feb. 2, 2026

5 takeaways from SEC’s actions in ADM accounting scandal

This week’s legal filings contained clues to where the SEC’s accounting fraud case may lead and to what enforcement actions may look like in the second Trump administration.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 29, 2026

Payoneer CFO eyes stablecoin, AI innovation amid ‘stop-start’ economy

Bea Ordonez said the New York-based payments company is focusing on expanding its core ecosystem, strengthening partnerships, and building out strategies for stablecoin and AI.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 29, 2026

Fed holds main rate steady, highlighting signs of job market stability

Two Federal Reserve governors dissented against the decision to leave policy unchanged, favoring a fourth consecutive cut to borrowing costs.

By Jim Tyson • Updated Jan. 28, 2026

CFO Dive’s 2026 outlook roundup: Trends to watch

Financial executives in the new year must prepare for potential changes to several building blocks at the foundation of corporate strategy.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 28, 2026

Sales expectations rise, recession worries ease: NABE survey

Nearly three out of four respondents to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics expect that artificial intelligence will boost productivity this year.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 26, 2026

Consumer sentiment rises amid persistent job, price worries: UMichigan

Recent federal government data suggest the outlook for the economy — and consumer spending — is brightening.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 23, 2026

SEC cuts PCAOB budget 9.4%, slashes compensation, accounting fees

The auditor watchdog, created after the Enron accounting scandal, has faced pressure as the Trump administration seeks to soften regulation.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 22, 2026

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge falling below policymakers’ forecast

The central bank will probably leave the federal funds rate unchanged after a two-day meeting ending on Jan. 28, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 22, 2026

The false promise of growth through acquisition

Acquisitions don't work for most businesses — at least not in the way their leadership hopes, Alvarez & Marsal’s Conor Johnston writes. 

By Conor Johnston • Jan. 21, 2026

US bears 96% of tariff costs, belying Trump’s claims: Kiel Institute

President Donald Trump plans talks with European leaders in Davos, Switzerland, over his threat to impose a 10% tariffs on the exports of NATO members if Denmark does not sell Greenland to the U.S.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 20, 2026