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TrackerTracking 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.
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6 takeaways from the Senate’s crypto market structure hearing
Senators largely agreed on the need for regulation, but differed on the potential focus and framing of such a bill.
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EU releases compliance guidelines for AI Act
With another enforcement milestone in sight, the European Union is giving businesses a voluntary code of practice to help align with regulatory standards.
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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.
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Archer Aviation CFO steps down after year of medical leave
The news comes as the electric air taxi company looks to expand its test flight program in the UAE. Archer’s Midnight aircraft began test flights in Abu Dhabi on July 2.
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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.
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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.
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Southern Company names comptroller as next finance chief
The retiring CFO, Daniel Tucker, will sign a two-year consulting agreement that pays him $300,000 annually, the company said.
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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.
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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.
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Tesla CFO offloads another $1.7M in stock
The CFO sold another $1.7 million in stock as scrutiny of Tesla’s corporate governance tightens.
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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.”
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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.
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CFOs must embrace ‘cross-functional’ role: Beamery CEO
To figure out the golden balance between tech and talent spending, CFOs need to work more closely than ever with other C-suite leaders, Beamery’s Sultan Saidov said.
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Wendy’s taps CFO for interim CEO
CFO Ken Cook will step in as interim CEO following the resignation of Kirk Tanner, who is leaving to take the president and CEO role at candy giant Hershey.
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OpinionFor 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.
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Bankrupt Wolfspeed taps new CFO
Just one week after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the semiconductor manufacturer announced it is bringing on a new finance chief.
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Non-US firms are shrewd accounting standards shoppers
Since 2007 more foreign private issuers have opted to use IFRS accounting standards when filing U.S. financial reports, a Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found.
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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.
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OpinionMeasuring AI value is tricky. Here’s how CFOs should approach it.
Many of AI’s benefits — better forecasts, faster decisions, stronger customer engagement — are difficult to quantify, writes Keystone.ai’s Aarif Nakhooda.
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SEC seeks SolarWinds settlement in reversal for agency under new leadership
The decision by the commission, now under Republican control, could reshape the landscape of corporate accountability for cyber incidents.
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SaaS audit costs climb as tech stack visibility slides
Nearly half of organizations report spending $1 million or more on software vendor reviews in the last three years, Flexera found.
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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.
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Unverified filings list Tesla CFO as treasurer of new Musk political party
The documents filed with the Federal Election Commission — one of which Elon Musk has decried as false — could indicate a blurring of the Tesla finance chief’s professional boundaries.
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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.
