Corporate hiring saw ‘more modest’ growth in December: ADP

Hiring growth slowed last month as CFOs continue to pay close attention to the labor market while crafting their 2025 business strategies.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 9, 2025

Cyberattacks, tech disruption ranked as top threats to business growth

Forty percent of executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 8, 2025

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Freddie Mac promotes interim finance chief to CFO

The mortgage finance giant’s new CFO James Whitlinger’s annualized target total direct compensation will be $2.4 million, including $600,000 in salary, according to an SEC filing.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 8, 2025

CFOs seek ‘right mix’ of skills for 2025: Gartner

Finance chiefs are seeking talent equipped with both technology and “analytical storytelling” skills to help meet their goals in the new year, Gartner’s Alexander Bant said.  

By Grace Noto • Jan. 8, 2025

Palantir CFO sells $7M in stock amid valuation dip

The sale comes as a Morgan Stanley analyst cautioned that Palantir is “trading too far ahead” of its intrinsic value as it looks to take advantage of the generative AI boom.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 7, 2025

Key FinOps trends for CFOs to watch in 2025

FinOps has traditionally been about cost cutting, but 2025 will mark a shift toward driving greater value and performance, writes Presidio’s Dan O’Brien.

By Dan O’Brien • Jan. 7, 2025

New Apple finance chief gets $1M salary

Kevan Parekh took over as Apple’s CFO effective Jan. 1, replacing Luca Maestri, who has assumed a new role at the tech giant.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 6, 2025

Uber CFO says stock is ‘undervalued;’ proceeds with $1.5B buyback

The buyback comes as the ride-hailing service aims to boost its free cash flow and refocuses on autonomous vehicles.  

By Grace Noto • Jan. 6, 2025

Microsoft plans to pour $80B into cloud data centers

The tech giant will funnel more than half of the investments into U.S.-based facilities, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 6, 2025

FCC net neutrality rule among first to fall in Loper Bright decision’s aftermath

No longer bound by deference to regulators, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled that the Biden administration cannot enforce stricter regulation policy on internet service providers.

By Justin Bachman • Jan. 6, 2025

Apartment REIT UDR’s CFO takes on chief investment officer role

The Colorado-based real estate investment trust is on the hunt for a new finance chief to succeed Joseph Fisher.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 3, 2025

Indiana health system ex-CFO to get $6.3M whistleblower settlement

As part of a $145.7 million settlement, CHN will pay $6.3 million to its ex-CFO, with attorney fees still to be determined, the company said.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 3, 2025

Did Costco just reset the narrative around DEI?

In contrast to a slew of companies, the warehouse retailer has forcefully rejected an anti-DEI shareholder proposal as bad for business.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 3, 2025

4 CFO pricing strategy tips for 2025

With tariffs proposed by the incoming Trump administration poised to potentially spur inflation, a top consultant predicts companies will consider price hikes again this year.  

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 2, 2025

The radical transparency era is here: ready or not, CFOs

CFOs need to gain a baseline understanding of how their companies are perceived externally — those that don’t are “flying blind,” McKinsey’s Andy West says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 20, 2024

Intel shareholders look to yank back ex-CEO, CFO compensation

CFO David Zinsner along with the company’s former CEO misled shareholders about the financial performance of Intel’s foundry unit, shareholders allege.

By Grace Noto • Dec. 20, 2024

Tariffs could jump by $800B annually: PwC

Businesses should prepare for wide-ranging impacts stemming from a new presidential administration, including the need to revamp supply chains and cost structures. 

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Updated Dec. 20, 2024

M&A outlook intact despite Fed’s interest rate pivot: PwC

The Fed is “going in the right direction, albeit maybe not fast enough for some,” PwC’s Liz Crego said.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 19, 2024

Gensler stresses PCAOB’s importance following $400M budget approval

Trust in public company financials “can easily be taken for granted,” outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler warned in a statement on the audit watchdog’s budget.

By Grace Noto • Dec. 19, 2024

CFOs scramble for new AI talent amid fierce competition, report says

Nearly half of finance leaders surveyed said they were looking to bring new personnel with AI expertise into their teams.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 18, 2024

Fed trims main interest rate, signals prospect of less easing in 2025

Policymakers reduced the benchmark interest rate despite signs that their nearly three-year fight to push down inflation to their 2% target has stalled.

By Jim Tyson • Updated Dec. 18, 2024

Stripe CFO joins board of $3B AI start-up Vercel

The CFO of the world’s “largest start-up” will join Vercel’s board as the company looks to use $250 million in fresh funding to build out generative AI-enabled tools.

By Grace Noto • Dec. 18, 2024

Ex-Twitter CFO named San Francisco’s incoming housing chief

Ned Segal is joining the public sector roughly two years after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now known as X, and swiftly fired the finance chief.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 17, 2024

OneStream CFO keeps eye on AI as 2025 growth driver

While generative AI is likely to be a growth driver for the SaaS company, ensuring CFOs can see the technology’s “inner workings” is key, OneStream CFO Bill Koefoed said.

By Grace Noto • Dec. 17, 2024

Flagstar makes 2nd CFO change this year

Lee Smith, the bank’s president of mortgage, will take over as chief financial officer Dec. 27, as Craig Gifford pursues “personal endeavors outside of banking,” Flagstar said. Gifford joined Flagstar in April.

By Dan Ennis • Dec. 17, 2024