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US hiring exceeds forecasts despite start of tariff barrage
Trump administration shifts in trade and other policies blur the outlook for future employment, according to economists at several organizations.
By Jim Tyson • May 2, 2025 -
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OpinionThe Ben Affleck accounting shortage hack
“The Accountant” movie from 2016 is loved by many CPAs. Will the new sequel and the franchise’s drama help attract more young people to the accounting profession?
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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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Microsoft capex to grow at slower rate, CFO says
The pullback comes as big tech companies face growing investor scrutiny over their heavy artificial intelligence spending.
By Alexei Alexis • May 1, 2025 -
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Economy shrank during Q1 on pre-tariff jump in imports
Companies scrambled to boost their stock of foreign-made goods before President Donald Trump on April 2 announced sweeping import duties.
By Jim Tyson • April 30, 2025 -
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US M&A volume to rise just 1% this year amid tariffs: EY
The slowdown follows a 19% year-over-over spike in 2024, according to Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young.
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Deep DiveWhat Marriott CFO, industry experts think of CitizenM deal
Marriott will need to work hard to ensure CitizenM doesn’t cannibalize its other lifestyle brand, Moxy. CFO Leeny Oberg says that won’t be a problem.
By Jenna Graber • April 30, 2025 -
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FASB’s draft rules could harm environmental credit markets, EDF says
The FASB is proposing specific accounting standards for carbon offsets and other climate-related credits and obligations, an area where GAAP is now effectively silent.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 29, 2025 -
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Tariff turmoil could open door for vendor fraud, experts say
The situation is reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered “urgent vendor sourcing and payment pressures for companies,” a treasury expert said.
By Alexei Alexis • April 29, 2025 -
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GOP lawmakers propose legislation scrapping auditor watchdog PCAOB
Paul Atkins, prior to his confirmation as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission this month, told a Senate panel in March that oversight of auditors “is vital.”
By Jim Tyson • Updated April 28, 2025 -
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Texas passes CPA law as push to lower licensure barrier gains steam
At least 11 states have recently passed new legislation that removes the 150-hour college credit hurdle to CPA licensure.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 25, 2025 -
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Consumer expectations plunge at fastest pace since 1990 recession
“Some measures of expectations on both the business and consumer fronts look outright recessionary,” Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said.
By Jim Tyson • April 25, 2025 -
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Deloitte shelves Q1 CFO survey amid scrambled economic outlook
The Big Four firm said it is not “at this time” releasing its first quarter CFO Signals report due to changes in the economy since the survey was conducted in February.
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Jobless claims edged up, showing labor market steady as tariffs bite
Disruptions from Trump’s import duties will probably roil the job market in coming weeks, according to economists.
By Jim Tyson • April 24, 2025 -
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Inside Walmart’s all-in playbook for generative AI, agentic tools
The company is “throwing the doors wide open” and wants associates to use the technology every day, executives said.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 24, 2025 -
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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.
By Alexei Alexis • April 23, 2025 -
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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.
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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.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 18, 2025 -
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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.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 17, 2025
