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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 Nov. 14, 2025
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    Staying ahead in an era of tariffs and economic uncertainty

    Discover how smart CFOs turn disruption into preparation and uncertainty into opportunity.

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    Real Brokerage reaches ‘settlement in principle’ in ex-CFO’s pregnancy suit

    Under the deal that must still be finalized, the residential brokerage company said it will “make no payment” to the former finance chief who filed the discrimination suit.

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    CME Group CFO looks to partnerships for long-term growth

    In seeking partners, the company looks for “complementary” skillsets, CME Group CFO Lynne Fitzpatrick said.

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    Cracking AI value requires CFO-CIO middle ground: Bloomfire

    Tech and finance leaders need to ensure they’re guarding against each other’s blind spots to successfully implement AI, Bloomfire’s Brian Zander advises.  

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    Is the rise of female CFOs pausing — or stalling out?

    Women accounted for 17.5% of CFOs at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies at the end of June, roughly flat YoY, according to Crist Kolder Associates.

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    3 in 10 firms plan to replace workers with AI next year: survey

    The industries most likely to see AI-related layoffs include IT, financial services and accounting, the study found.

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    Steering supply chains through tariff turbulence: The AI edge

    The new normal calls for comprehensive risk preparedness, with AI playing a central role, writes business transformation leader Krishnan Raghunathan.

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    Consumer sentiment slumps to 3-year low on shutdown, economy fears

    The decline in consumer sentiment this month spanned all population categories, including age, income and political affiliation, the University of Michigan found in a survey.

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    Dentsply Sirona CFO departs after six-month tenure

    Heidrick & Struggles will lead a search for a new CFO as the company seeks to execute on a “return to growth” plan aimed at freeing up capital and improving performance.  

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    CFOs need to seize on AI’s ‘exponential growth’: Protiviti’s Stummer

    “One of the things that’s very, very difficult is that CFOs have transformation fatigue,” Protiviti Managing Director Dan Stummer said.

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    Robinhood shares slump after CFO shakeup, earnings

    The online brokerage firm named long-time company veteran Shiv Verma to replace Jason Warnick when he steps down from the CFO role in Q1.

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    Cost-cutting, AI drive October layoff surge: Challenger

    U.S. employers announced a total of 1.1 million job cuts from January through October, the highest level year-to-date since 2020, according to the analysis.

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    CFOs keep eye on AI data governance ahead of 2026

    “The pace of technology disruption, the realities of what AI can and can't deliver will be coming into sharper focus as we go into 2026,” EY’s Myles Corson said.

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    ‘Dirty little secret:’ many anti-fraud apps fall short, SentiLink CEO says

    Companies lost an average of almost $500,000 last year for every deepfake-related incident, according to one estimate.

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    Employers weigh rising GLP-1 cost pressures

    This year 43% of large employers biggest plans covered drugs like Ozempic for weight loss, up from 28% last year according to a Peterson-KFF report.

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    Southwest Gas CFO exits, ‘strong bench’ to handle duties

    The Las Vegas-based natural gas company launched a search for a new finance chief but did not name an interim CFO.

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    CFOs find a surefire AI payoff in the mundane: the back office

    By using AI “you can actually either make it faster, make it more transparent or make it more automated,” Nomi Health Co-founder Boe Hartman said, referring to back-office tasks.

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    ADM cuts guidance, awaits China trade deal ‘clarity’

    The grain trader’s CFO said the “evolving trade landscape” affected Q3 demand for its key agriculture services and oilseeds business.

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    Bread CFO eyes new verticals after credit rating upgrade

    The financial services company’s last quarter was a “validation” of its efforts to strengthen its balance sheet, CFO Perry Beberman said.

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    Big tech’s AI investments grow at ‘mind-bending’ pace

    “We'll continue to make significant investments, especially in AI, as we believe it to be a massive opportunity,” Amazon’s CFO said during an earning call.

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    The CFO’s new RFP playbook: Leveraging AI to win profitable deals

    With today’s tools, finance leaders are more equipped than ever to help sales land profitable business, writes the CFO of software maker Responsive.

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    Dive Newsdesk: AI ‘glitter’ may trigger wasteful spending, Citadel CFO says

    Fear of missing out fuels intense interest in artificial intelligence apps geared to the financial services sector, Citadel Credit Union’s Anand Solanki said.

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    BILL CFO touts AI benefits for ‘deep learning,’ communication

    AI can free up time and provide “accelerated learning curves” for CFOs, BILL’s Rohini Jain said.

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    Office vacancies notch first post-pandemic annual drop: CBRE

    While rising, average asking office rents on an inflation-adjusted basis remain at the lowest level since the late 1980s, according to CBRE’s Stefan Weiss.

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    Dive Newsdesk: AI precisely gauges tax liability, april CEO Borodach says

    Companies can use artificial intelligence software to determine the tax implications of every financial decision, april CEO Ben Borodach said.