Cyberattacks pose biggest business threat, small companies say

Small businesses in professional services are more concerned about cyber risk than those in manufacturing or other services, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.

By Jim Tyson • April 12, 2024

Scribd promotes CFO to CEO following expansion push

Scribd is tapping its former CFO for the role after moving to streamline its offerings, including breaking its document and book content into two distinct platforms.

By Grace Noto • April 12, 2024

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Navigating risk in turbulent times

CFOs must help their organizations mitigate risks by balancing the need for both growth and stability. 

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Lack of uniform standards and disclosures a roadblock to scaling transition finance: report

A lack of standardized definitions, metrics and transition finance instruments endorsed by international organizations threatens broader adoption, the CFA Institute said.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 11, 2024

Inflation outruns forecasts, prompting market bets on fewer Fed rate cuts

Futures traders cut from 56% to 17% the odds that the Fed will conclude 2024 having trimmed the main rate by more than a half percentage point.

By Jim Tyson • April 10, 2024

KFC names new CFO amid push to boost sales

The finance leadership change comes as KFC struggles with dwindling traffic in a dicey economic environment.

By Alexei Alexis • April 10, 2024

Hiring will likely grow even as economy slows in Q2, Q3: Conference Board

Employment will likely remain strong as the supply and demand for labor gradually come into better balance, economists said.

By Jim Tyson • April 9, 2024

Capital One’s Discover bid tops biggest Q1 tech-related deals

The proposed Capital One-Discover merger made the list because of fintech issues that are at stake in the $35.3 billion deal.

By Alexei Alexis • April 9, 2024

6 tips to tackle unpaid invoices as average DSO rises to 59 days

Monitoring and keeping DSO in check is key to preventing cash flow difficulties, Allianz Trade’s Ano Kuhanathan says. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 8, 2024

Companies fall short on curbing cybersecurity risks from vendors: Moody’s

Cyberrisks are mounting, with artificial intelligence likely to increase the threat of attack in the short to medium term, Moody’s said.

By Jim Tyson • April 8, 2024

Cars are king of the commute. But employers may have a once-in-a-generation chance to change that.

A perhaps overlooked element of the return-to-office conversation: How employees get to work in the first place.

By Ryan Golden , Shaun Lucas , Julia Himmel • April 4, 2024

Powell calls recent inflation, job data high but not game changers for Fed

The central bank must balance the risks of easing monetary policy too early or too late, Powell said.

By Jim Tyson • April 3, 2024

Commercial Chapter 11s jump 43% even as distress outlook eases

Bankruptcy filings have risen for 20 months. The pace wasn’t sustainable in today's strong economy, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Chris Ward says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 3, 2024

Global M&A rises above ongoing headwinds

The findings show “some light at the end of the tunnel” after a challenging year for M&A globally in 2023, according to Willis Towers Watson’s David Dean.

By Alexei Alexis • April 3, 2024

Return-to-office delays burden regional bank real estate portfolios

“There's been a Frankenstein from the pandemic that's been created, and we don't know how to stop it,” TD Bank’s Gregory Carlisle said last week.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 2, 2024

5 tips from CFOs on how to win the CFO seat: McKinsey

Executives aiming to rise to the CFO seat have faced a bright landscape in recent years, with turnover unusually high.

By Jim Tyson • April 2, 2024

Fixing the broken state of SaaS purchasing

A “growth-at-all-costs” mentality has led some SaaS companies to overpromise results and obscure pricing details, writes Olive Technologies CEO Chris Heard.

By Chris Heard • April 2, 2024

IPO market strengthens as economy defies recession forecasts: EY

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence may spur companies to go public in coming months, EY said.

By Jim Tyson • April 1, 2024

Inflation ‘bursts’ may exceed Fed’s 2% target due to public debt: Brookings

Policymakers face several inflationary forces, including rising spending on defense and aging populations, economists said in a Brookings paper.

By Jim Tyson • March 29, 2024

CFOs trim hiring while adopting automation: Fed survey

The rising use of robots, artificial intelligence and other automation aligns with signs in recent months that the labor market is cooling.

By Jim Tyson • March 28, 2024

Startup looking to disrupt ERP market with AI raises $9.2M

New York-based Nominal said its funding round included participation from executives at Salesforce, ServiceNow and Intel.

By Alexei Alexis • March 28, 2024

Chip costs weigh on AI ROI

AI-driven efficiency gains will likely propel ongoing investments. The cost implications for CFOs are just coming to light.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • March 28, 2024

Ford CFO: Bridge collapse will likely ‘lengthen’ supply chain

The automaker will have to divert parts to other ports along the East Coast or elsewhere in the U.S., Ford’s finance chief said Tuesday.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 27, 2024

Interim ADM CFO gets $35K monthly pay boost

Embattled Archer Daniels Midland also gave interim finance chief Ismael Roig restricted stock valued at $1 million that will fully vest in March of next year.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 26, 2024

AI scales up fraud controls, but humans still vital

AI analytics technology is turbocharging anti-fraud measures through its ability to process oceans of financial data.

By Chris Gaetano • March 26, 2024

Zoom launches AI collaboration hub, brings automation to the fore

Zoom One bundles will rebrand to Zoom Workplace bundles for new and existing customers following a public release in April and May.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 26, 2024