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    US M&A deal volume to rise 8% this year: EY

    Corporate dealmaking is expected to drive gains as private equity activity levels off, according to the mid-year outlook.

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    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.

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    Blackberry now a ‘growth company,’ CFO says

    Blackberry now focuses on driving growth and aims to expand into a “plethora of new markets,” CFO Tim Foote said.

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    Ramp rolls out accounting, close-focused AI operating system

    The new product marks the startup’s entry into the accounting firm market, which is estimated to be a roughly $150 billion industry. 

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    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.

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    Inside Coca-Cola’s use of AI to sharpen marketing spend

    The push reflects a broader focus on resource allocation, which CFO John Murphy has described as a potential “secret sauce” for the business.

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    Nubank swipes Visa vet for CFO amid US push

    Shares of the Brazilian neobank’s parent slumped Tuesday, one day after it announced its long-time CFO was stepping down.

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    HPE veteran takes Trade Desk top finance seat

    As CFO, Nate Olmstead will drive “sustained accelerated growth,” the digital advertiser said.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Mastercard rearranges leadership

    The card network promoted a pack of new leaders, including to the chief financial officer post, as the old guard moved into other roles.

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    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.

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    3 more states pass CPA pathways legislation

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

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    ContextLogic appoints Cantaloupe alum to dual CFO, COO seat

    Scott Stewart is stepping in as CFO and COO in the latest executive leadership shift by the former Wish owner turned business holding company.

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    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.

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    Tracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle

    State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.

    Updated June 1, 2026
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    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.

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    Hub Group CFO, COO depart after $77M accounting error

    The company named Todd Heeter as interim CFO as it works to continue to restate its financial statements for the past three years.

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    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.

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    SEC proposes rule rescinding Biden-era climate risk disclosures

    The agency’s proposal calls the 2024 climate disclosure rules “a dramatic overreach of the Commission’s statutory authority and, independently, unsound as a matter of policy.”

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    Semiannual earnings will hurt businesses and the economy

    Instead of allowing semiannual reporting, the SEC should streamline disclosure requirements without reducing the frequency healthy markets depend on.

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    There are no ‘perfect decisions’ with healthcare: Virta Health CFO

    As CFOs confront rising healthcare costs, thinking hard about worker retention and where costs can be made more efficient is essential, Virta’s Manu Diwakar said.

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    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.

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    Six Flags hires Hot Topic CFO for finance chief

    Ash Walia is joining the amusement park operator as it faces pressure from an activist investor. 

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    Bath & Body Works insider takes interim CFO seat

    Insider Tom Javitch will take the temporary finance reins following CFO Eva Boratto's resignation for another opportunity.

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    Workday launches AI tool aimed at easing FP&A workflows

    The software vendor sees the capability addressing long-standing pain points in the FP&A process, where analysis often involves hours of spreadsheet work.