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  Service industry grows at fastest pace since Oct. 2024, ISM says

  Growth in services aligns with the ISM’s purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity, which last month increased to the highest level since August 2022.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Deep Dive

  4 CFO tips for thriving despite volatile dollar, end of ‘Pax Americana’

  The dollar, battered by disruption to the rules-based global order, stands at center stage in an unfolding drama of market volatility.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Better Home hires Zeta, IBM alum for CFO role

  Loveen Advani succeeds Kevin Ryan, who left the online lender to join mortgage REIT PennyMac last fall. 

  Leadership

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  Missouri may ditch income tax. Will it hurt or help business?

  The Show Me State is the latest to consider eliminating state taxes on income, but the plan to replace that revenue could harm some businesses, tax specialists say.

  Strategy & Operations

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  US firms outpace global peers in emerging-tech spending: KPMG

  While U.S. companies are scaling a wide range of emerging technologies, few have reached full operational maturity, the study found.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Opinion

  Fixing digital transformation’s weakest link: Poor data

  Without a proper data foundation, even the most advanced AI tools will fail to deliver consistent, predictable results, writes Dun & Bradstreet’s David Marshall.

  Technology

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  Cash deposit safety still tops CFO worries, survey finds

  Despite calls to close risk gaps after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, many businesses still wouldn’t be able to operate for over three months without access to their primary bank, Ampersand says.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Universal withdraws CFO offer from ADM alum

  The agriproducts maker rescinded its employment offer one day after the SEC filed suit against ADM’s former CFO Vikram Luthar over accounting practices related to its nutrition segment.

  Financial Reporting

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  6 or more days of PTO can reduce turnover, study shows

  A new study shows sufficient PTO can prevent workers from quitting, right when employers say they’re investing in leave.

  Strategy & Operations

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  SEC appoints new PCAOB chair, board members

  EY alum Demetrios Logothetis will take the PCAOB’s helm as it navigates a reduced budget and an ongoing shift in its fortunes.

  Financial Reporting

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  Trump nominates Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed chair

  Powell, who was Trump's pick in 2017 to replace Janet Yellen, has served as the central bank’s chair since 2018. His term expires in May.

  Updated Jan. 30, 2026

  Leadership

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  Royal Caribbean CFO keeps eye on expansion with $5B capex

  RCL CFO Naftali Holtz is keeping a careful eye on capital allocation as the cruise operator looks to continue expanding on a post-pandemic surge in growth and demand.

  Financial Reporting

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  Payment outages cost $44B in lost sales annually

  Payment issues can cause companies to take heavy losses as impatient customers abandon their online and in-store purchases, a new report estimates.

  Risk Management

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  5 takeaways from SEC’s actions in ADM accounting scandal

  This week’s legal filings contained clues to where the SEC’s accounting fraud case may lead and to what enforcement actions may look like in the second Trump administration.

  Strategy & Operations

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  SaaS bills climb as AI shakes up pricing: Zylo

  Vendors like Microsoft and Salesforce are updating plan structures, bundling AI features and accelerating the move to consumption-based pricing, Zylo said.

  Technology

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  Payoneer CFO eyes stablecoin, AI innovation amid ‘stop-start’ economy

  Bea Ordonez said the New York-based payments company is focusing on expanding its core ecosystem, strengthening partnerships, and building out strategies for stablecoin and AI.

  Strategy & Operations

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  Fed holds main rate steady, highlighting signs of job market stability

  Two Federal Reserve governors dissented against the decision to leave policy unchanged, favoring a fourth consecutive cut to borrowing costs.

  Updated Jan. 28, 2026

  Strategy & Operations

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  SEC sues ex-ADM CFO, alleges accounting fraud

  In a related action, Archer-Daniels-Midland agreed to pay a $40 million civil penalty to settle SEC charges it inflated its Nutrition business segment's performance.

  Financial Reporting

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  ‘Massive trust gap’ hinders CFOs’ AI ambitions, study finds

  Most respondents said their finance team had encountered at least one instance of inaccurate or “hallucinated” data while using AI.

  Technology

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  CFO Dive’s 2026 outlook roundup: Trends to watch

  Financial executives in the new year must prepare for potential changes to several building blocks at the foundation of corporate strategy.

  Strategy & Operations

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  2026 finance conference roundup

  As CFOs build their strategies for the coming year, scheduling time to learn from peers and industry experts can be a critical piece of the planning.

  Updated Jan. 27, 2026

  Leadership

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  Trade Desk terminates CFO after five months

  The ad tech company’s shares have slumped since it announced the firing of Alexander Kayyal, a Salesforce alum.

  Financial Reporting

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  CFOs feel heat as AI boosts investor demands

  The rising volume of investor interactions is “only one symptom” of the pressure AI puts on CFOs to deliver greater impact, according to Gartner.

  Financial Reporting

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  Cyber insurance prices set to hold steady through mid-2026

  But challenges such as ransomware and supply chain risks endure, with AI poised to intensify the threat landscape, insurance broker Gallagher said.

  Technology

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  Alabama leads new surge in state CPA licensing reforms

  If the bills aren’t derailed, “new CPA license pathways might soon be ubiquitous,” said Robert J. Pawlewicz, who teaches accounting at the University of Richmond.

  Compliance

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