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

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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

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

Fleet strategy in 2026: How cost discipline is reshaping operations

Cost, AI and efficiency are reshaping fleet strategy. See how leaders are adapting for 2026.

June 1, 2026

Developing equity extension strategies through systematic fundamental alpha capture

An equity extension approach built on Fidelity’s heritage and history of fundamental research and portfolio management.

By Brian Henze and Matthew Torrey • June 1, 2026

CFOs are being asked to fund AI before they can measure its return

AI investment is accelerating. For CFOs, the challenge is separating promising experiments from operational wins.

By Markus Scheuermann, CFO, Cleverbridge • June 1, 2026

CPA pathways: Class of 2026 weighs in

Recent college graduates are split on whether changing CPA licensing rules will help or hurt the accounting profession.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 29, 2026

Uber’s finance team overtaken by engineering in AI use

The company’s rapid adoption of agentic AI coding tools has reportedly consumed its 2026 AI budget, while also raising return-on-investment questions.

By Alexei Alexis • May 29, 2026

Inflation rises, weakening consumer income, spending, saving rate

“Inflation is meaningfully above target, inflation expectations have been creeping higher and the public is highly sensitive to rising prices,” St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said.

By Jim Tyson • May 28, 2026

CBP raises accepted tariff refunds to $85B

As of May 22, about $20.6 billion in certified refunds with interest have been completed through Customs and Border Protection’s dedicated portal.

By Antone Gonsalves • May 27, 2026

PwC doubles CPA exam bonus to $10K in next-gen talent push

PwC follows EY in increasing the bonus as the industry seeks to attract more young professionals.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 27, 2026

Consumer confidence sags; most households cut spending due to inflation

Write-in survey responses from consumers this month leaned toward pessimism, the Conference Board said.

By Jim Tyson • May 26, 2026

Iran-linked hackers target key US, allied sectors with sophisticated spear-phishing messages

Companies, particularly those in the affected industries, should harden their defenses against impersonation schemes, Palo Alto Networks said.

By Eric Geller • May 26, 2026

Tapping into AI requires CFOs to balance speed with trust

CFOs face a critical challenge: harnessing AI’s speed and efficiency while ensuring accuracy, control and accountability in finance workflows.

May 26, 2026

From scrappy to scaled: How CFOs adapt as business growth increases operational complexity

As growth introduces complexity, the ability to unify data and act on it quickly is what allows finance to scale alongside the business.

May 26, 2026

Consumer sentiment falls to new low; cost of living ‘first-order’ worry

A sustained rise in long-run inflation expectations would likely increase the odds that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

By Jim Tyson • May 22, 2026

CFOs face tricky tariff refund questions as process gains steam

Faster-than-expected results are easing early operational fears while shifting attention to decisions on accounting, tax and financial reporting issues.

By Alexei Alexis • May 22, 2026

Economic damage from Iran war ‘increasingly evident,’ S&P Global says

The economy during the second quarter will probably struggle to grow at an annualized rate of much more than 1%, according to S&P Global.

By Jim Tyson • May 21, 2026

Walmart ties expected tariff refunds to price strategy amid cost pressures

CFO John David Rainey said potential recoveries would be directed toward lowering prices as fuel costs pressure consumers.

By Alexei Alexis • May 21, 2026

Amgen’s ‘boomerang’ CFO reaps $12.5M in cash, retention bonuses

Thomas Dittrich is the latest “boomerang” executive to return to a former employer as CFO. Over a decade ago he was the biotech company’s chief accountant.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 21, 2026

FASB finalizes new environmental credit rules

Previously GAAP provided no specific guidance to help companies account for carbon offsets and emissions allowances related to cap-and-trade programs.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 20, 2026

Texas Stock Exchange hires first CFO as launch nears

Jaime Gow’s appointment comes roughly two months before trading on the upstart Texas exchange is expected to launch in July. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 19, 2026

Fed survey shows household view of US economy worsening

Before the war with Iran, 8% of adults said their family sometimes or often lacked enough food, the Federal Reserve said, citing survey results.

By Jim Tyson • May 18, 2026