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Bessent sees ‘big deal’ possible with China, Trump’s top tariff target
Washington since 2006 has urged Beijing to narrow the bilateral trade gap by spurring domestic consumption.
By Jim Tyson • April 23, 2025 -
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CFO tips for navigating M&A deals amid tariff turmoil
M&A targets need to be valued based on more than just historical financial statements in the current environment, deal lawyers said.
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TrendlineDigital transformation, one smart step at a time
As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like artificial intelligence evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.
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OpinionNo turning back: How disruption is accelerating era of next-gen CFO
“To navigate this new era, finance leaders must rethink their traditional approaches,” writes WNS executive Krishnan Raghunathan.
By Krishnan Raghunathan • April 22, 2025 -
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Tennessee passes legislation revamping CPA licensure rules
A growing number of states are aiming to ease the accounting talent shortage by offering alternative routes to CPA licensure that remove the 150-hour college credit hurdle.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 21, 2025 -
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Trump renews attack on Powell in call for rate cut; borrowing costs rise
Since Trump took office in January, Powell has repeatedly said that an effort by Trump to remove him would contradict the law.
By Jim Tyson • April 21, 2025 -
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Paper check use surged last year, AFP says
Use of paper checks by U.S. businesses jumped last year, according to an annual survey by the Association for Financial Professionals, which struggled to explain the results.
By Lynne Marek • April 21, 2025 -
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Cuts to middle management stressing 72% of senior executives: Korn Ferry
Forty-four percent of U.S. employees report that their companies have sliced away managerial levels, Korn Ferry said.
By Jim Tyson • April 18, 2025 -
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Prologis CFO says ‘disconnected world’ requires more warehousing
“Even with the pause in some tariffs or resolution of others, customers simply lack a steady backdrop upon which to plan,” the industrial real estate company’s CFO said.
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Work visas favored by big tech CFOs face more scrutiny, attorneys say
As the Trump administration tightens immigration policies, legal experts say lengthier vetting of visa petitions require companies to develop international talent plans up to a year in advance.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 18, 2025 -
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Trade war puts US on ‘precipice’ of recession: Moody’s chief economist
The U.S. economy will likely begin to shrink “unless policy takes a very sharp turn here pretty quickly,” Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi said.
By Jim Tyson • April 17, 2025 -
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Valuations, impairments spark more class actions than revenue recognition
Until last year, revenue recognition had been the most common GAAP violation alleged since Cornerstone first began tracking the class action suits in 2019.
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Powell says tariffs will likely push up inflation, unemployment rate
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted how planned and enacted policy shifts by the Trump administration have created unusual economic uncertainty.
By Jim Tyson • April 16, 2025 -
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Warner Music’s new CFO gets $1M signing bonus
Armin Zerza is taking the financial reins of the entertainment and record-label conglomerate as it has been seeking to cut costs.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 15, 2025 -
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Inflation likely to surge to 3.3% this year: NABE survey
The rise in price pressures will prove short-lived, according to a survey of economists. Still, inflation will likely persist above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target through next year.
By Jim Tyson • April 14, 2025 -
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Tariff threats spark surge in PC shipments
As vendors raced to stockpile U.S. inventory, end-users remained cautious during the first quarter of the year, Gartner's Rishi Padhi said.
By Matt Ashare • April 14, 2025 -
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TrackerTracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle
State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.
By CFO Dive staff • Updated April 22, 2025 -
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Sponsored by SovosNavigating the evolution of global tax compliance: A guide for financial leaders
Global tax compliance is undergoing a significant shift. Be prepared.
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Consumer sentiment plummets, inflation expectations soar amid trade war
“There’s been a sharp decline in consumer sentiment, and business sentiment measures have weakened too,” New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said.
By Jim Tyson • April 11, 2025 -
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China raises tariffs on US imports to 125%
Once the increase takes effect Saturday, the country signaled that it won't retaliate further if the U.S. hikes duties again.
By Max Garland • April 11, 2025 -
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Inflation cools as tariffs pose risk of stoking price pressures
Several private- and public-sector economists have warned that tariffs recently enacted by the Trump administration risk boosting inflation and slowing economic growth.
By Jim Tyson • April 10, 2025 -
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Trump announces 90-day pause on some tariffs against most trade partners
President Donald Trump announced a partial pullback from a trade war that has prompted forecasts of recession and turmoil in both bond and stock markets.
By Jim Tyson • April 9, 2025 -
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Trade war fallout: CFOs wrestle with uncertainty, pricing, tariff fatigue
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump April 2 tariff barrage, cash is once again king as finance chiefs seek to help their companies minimize risk.
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Iowa passes CPA licensure legislation
Iowa joins a growing band of states passing new CPA licensure laws aimed at easing the accounting talent shortage.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 8, 2025 -
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BlackRock’s Fink says most CEOs tell him US is in a recession
Several Wall Street leading lights on Monday flagged the economic disruptions from tariffs imposed on virtually all U.S. trading partners.
By Jim Tyson • April 7, 2025 -
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Spirit Airlines CFO, COO, GC to step up after CEO exits
The budget airline, recently emerged from bankruptcy, picked the trio of senior executives to handle CEO responsibilities until a new chief executive is found.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 7, 2025
