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    Inflation rises to 2.7% as companies shift tariff costs to consumers

    Persistent inflation prompted traders in interest rate futures to all but rule out a reduction in borrowing costs during a Federal Reserve policy meeting on July 29-30.

    By • July 15, 2025
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    California’s CPA bill advances as clock ticks toward deadline

    The accounting industry is closely watching the densely populated Golden State as any licensure changes there are expected to have an outsized impact on the profession.

    By • Updated July 16, 2025
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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. 

    By CFO Dive staff
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    CFOs already feel tariffs biting into margins, sales: KPMG

    It’s unclear how long companies can continue delaying investments as they await tariff certainty without hurting their businesses, KPMG’s Joe Lackner said.

    By • July 14, 2025
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    US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

    President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

    By Max Garland , Philip Neuffer • July 14, 2025
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    US corporate bankruptcies hit 15-year H1 high: S&P

    The petition volume this year through June is on pace to make 2025 one of the busiest years for bankruptcy filings in over a decade, according to an S&P Global report.   

    By • July 11, 2025
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    Tariffs, meat to drive inflation, Conagra CFO says

    The food-and-snack maker’s CEO Sean Connolly said tariff-related costs could add more than $200 million annually to the company’s cost of goods sold. 

    By • July 10, 2025
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    Trump’s megabill boosts M&A outlook after slump

    The new law could provide greater tax certainty for dealmaking in an otherwise risky economic and policy environment, analysts say.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    Frost CFO: ‘We are that stable bank in Texas’

    The San Antonio lender has hung its hat on long-term organic growth. “We get to bring in customers that chose us, not that we bought,” said Dan Geddes, a 28-year Frost veteran. “We get to recruit the bankers that want to be with us.”

    By Caitlin Mullen • July 10, 2025
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    CFOs ‘getting more risk averse’ in Trump economy

    Only one in three CFOs believe now is a good time to take on more risk, down from 60% in Q1, a Deloitte survey found.

    By • July 9, 2025
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    For M&A in 2025, tariff policy presents opportunity

    While it’s understandable dealmakers are pausing M&A and trying to predict where trade policy goes next, these are instincts to try and resist, Deloitte’s Adam Reilly writes.

    By Adam Reilly • July 9, 2025
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    Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others

    The U.S. detailed the rates it will impose on imports from certain countries starting Aug. 1 in identical letters shared by the president Monday.

    By Philip Neuffer • Updated July 8, 2025
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    AI-driven job cuts may be underreported: Challenger

    Only 75 job cuts by U.S.-based employers in the first half of the year were explicitly attributed to AI, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The outplacement firm suspects the number is higher.

    By • July 8, 2025
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    Trump’s megabill: Quick CFO takeaways

    No matter where finance leaders stand on the political spectrum, President Trump’s reconciliation bill warrants attention as it is poised to touch bottom lines for many years to come.   

    By • July 7, 2025
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    M&A comeback on pause amid Trump policy haze: PwC

    CFOs will need to carefully manage liquidity and the financial fundamentals of their business in the current environment, the Big Four accounting firm said.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    From gatekeeper to coach: Xactly CFO’s finance, operations merge

    Being an effective operational leader, as well as finance chief, requires CFOs to cultivate an “unhealthy degree” of curiosity, Xactly’s Jason Godley advises.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    Massachusetts CPA bill backers push to avoid outlier status

    As a growing band of states have passed laws lowering barriers to CPA licensure, proponents of similar legislation in Massachusetts don’t want to be left behind.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    Pennsylvania, Delaware lawmakers greenlight CPA bills

    With the votes Thursday, the total number of states that have passed bills providing new routes to CPA licensure has risen to at least 22.

    By • June 27, 2025
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    Labor market slows as jobless claims rise to highest level since 2021

    The job market is “progressing solidly, although more slowly than before,” Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said.

    By • June 26, 2025
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    North Carolina’s CPA pathways bill sails through legislature

    With North Carolina now onboard, at least 20 states have passed CPA pathways legislation aiming to solve the accounting shortage by adding new routes to licensure.

    By • Updated June 26, 2025
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    Fed on hold to see if tariff-induced inflation persists, Powell says

    “A majority of my committee has said that they do expect to cut rates between now and the end of the year,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.

    By • June 25, 2025
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    Powell affirms ‘wait-and-see’ rate policy, bucking Trump’s call for cuts

    Since the Federal Reserve met last week, two policymakers have said they may favor a quarter-point reduction in the main interest rate at a July 29-30 meeting.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    Uber alum turned Remote CFO applies ‘risk-on’ lessons

    Remote CFO Michiel Boere is taking advantage of the payroll platform’s dry powder to make long-term investments that let it prepare for where “customers will want us to be in three years,” he said.   

    By • June 24, 2025
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    PCAOB wins Senate lifeline while future remains murky

    The U.S. auditor watchdog got a legislative reprieve through the "Byrd bath" process last week. But the battle over its future is likely to persist, experts say.

    By , • June 23, 2025
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    White House redoubles pressure on Powell to cut Fed’s main interest rate

    Republican lawmakers on Tuesday may chime in with criticism if Fed Chair Jerome Powell affirms a “wait-and-see” monetary policy approach in testimony to a House committee.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    Business tax planning during times of uncertainty

    With proper planning, a future involving frequently shifting tax rules doesn’t need to be daunting.

    By Stephen Eckert, Plante Moran • June 23, 2025