ABGi USA: Helping businesses identify strategic growth opportunities

Bringing together tax, talent and advisory expertise to help leaders navigate complex business decisions.

By ABGi USA • June 22, 2026

Memo to SaaS CFOs: The deal is not the finish line

Bookings may show growth. What happens post-sale shows whether that growth is efficient, durable and worth keeping.

By Gabrielle Meyer, Senior Finance Director • June 22, 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

Stock, bond markets signal improving economic outlook: Conference Board

Despite recent gains in the Leading Economic Index, the six- and 12-month growth rates in the index suggest the economy is slowing, the Conference Board said.

By Jim Tyson • June 18, 2026

Pfizer CFO departs for consumer goods sector

Dave Denton joined Pfizer in 2022 from Lowe’s Companies and is leaving for an unspecified “professional opportunity” in consumer goods, the company said.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated June 18, 2026

Fed ends bias toward more easing, holds benchmark rate steady

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh repeatedly said the central bank’s monetary policy committee will push down inflation toward its 2% goal.

By Jim Tyson • Updated June 17, 2026

Finance, accounting top business major enrollment growth

Overall business students held their place as the biggest group of U.S. undergraduates with 1.6 million enrolled this spring, according to the NSCRC.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 16, 2026

Some companies cover workers’ vacation costs

“It’s essential to have that break from work to avoid burnout. It’s essential for human wellness, employee wellness,” a career expert told HR Dive.

By Ginger Christ • June 15, 2026

Accounting watchdog calls on CFOs to vet IPOs

Journalist and academic Francine McKenna says CFOs must “stand up” to CEOs and boards and serve as protectors of the integrity of their firms’ financial reporting. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 12, 2026

Consumer sentiment rises from four-month slump as gas price falls

Consumers are “still seeing a lot of risks on the horizon,” according to Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan.  

By Jim Tyson • June 12, 2026

Vermont governor signs CPA bill into law, effective immediately

The Green Mountain State’s new law aligns it with more than 40 other states that have to date revamped licensing rules for certified public accountants. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 10, 2026

Inflation jumps 4.2%, spurred by war-induced surge in energy prices

Rising prices have begun to erode gains in real wages in recent years and weaken consumer purchasing power for all goods and services.

By Jim Tyson • June 10, 2026

Costco’s retired CFO and Ryan Reynolds: An improbable bromance

The retailer’s ex-CFO Richard Galanti and the Hollywood actor talked budgets and hot dogs during their keynote appearance at an AICPA conference Monday.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 9, 2026

Inflation anxiety erodes small business optimism, NFIB says

“Conditions for small businesses have not eased,” said Mark Valentino, head of business banking at Citizens, citing slowing sales.

By Jim Tyson • June 9, 2026

AICPA tackles accounting’s AI era: 4 predictions

The crowd-sourced 44-page report from AICPA and CIMA examines AI-related changes reshaping the accounting industry.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 8, 2026

Procurement automation best practices for enterprises

Start automating your workflows to save money, reduce risk and speed up the procurement process.

June 8, 2026

4 takeaways on generational divides shaping accounting

GenZ, Millenials, GenX and Baby Boomers don't always share the same views on hybrid work, ESG policies and AI, the recent survey found.

By Danielle McLean • June 5, 2026

AI’s paradox: Skeptical CFOs will help win arms race

The leaders who keep asking whether the AI spending is justified are the ones building the muscle to redirect investment when needed, David Zwick writes. 

By David Zwick • June 5, 2026

DOJ appeal throws fresh uncertainty into tariff refund process

“The end game is clear: the government is trying to keep as much of the remaining money as possible,” said Reed Smith attorney Michael Lowell.

By Alexei Alexis • June 5, 2026

AI cited as top reason for US job cuts for third straight month

The technology was tied to a record 38,579 U.S. layoffs in May, accounting for 40% of all job cuts for the month.

By Alexei Alexis • June 4, 2026

US GDP growth to slow from 2% this year to 1.8% in 2027: OECD forecast

“A sustained increase in oil and gas prices stemming from the evolving conflict in the Middle East would weigh more heavily on activity than currently assumed,” the OECD said.

By Jim Tyson • June 3, 2026

Job openings soar to two-year high as hiring falls, BLS says

The surge in job openings coincided with low levels of layoffs, quits and hiring, suggesting that the labor market, while firming somewhat, persists in a low-hire, low-fire mode.

By Jim Tyson • June 2, 2026

Leading AI models are more vulnerable to malicious prompts than vendors claim

Hackers could subvert frontier models with attacks that their developers overlook, Cisco said.

By Eric Geller • June 2, 2026

4 tips for building a strong finance AI bench: Gartner

With AI initiatives succeeding only about half the time, a Gartner researcher highlighted what differentiates high-performing finance teams.

By Alexei Alexis • June 2, 2026

3 more states pass CPA pathways legislation

Lawmakers in Vermont, Missouri and Louisiana passed legislation last month that eases educational requirements for CPA licensing.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 1, 2026

Manufacturing activity speeds up to fastest pace in four years: ISM

Steady manufacturing highlights how economic growth has so far overcome the shocks of high tariffs and the Iran war.

By Jim Tyson • June 1, 2026