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Beyond Meat taps new CAO amid accounting overhaul
Tony Kalajian’s appointment comes as the embattled company takes steps to shore up its financial reporting processes after identifying a material weakness late last year.
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Louis Dreyfus names interim finance chief after CFO’s death
The agricultural trading giant said Nigel Mamalis is taking the finance reins after Patrick Treur died unexpectedly last month.
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Fraud attacks expected to ramp up in AI ‘perfect storm’
2026 is poised to be “the year of impersonation attacks” amid an explosion of AI-powered tools, a fraud prevention expert said.
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Claire’s plans tech upgrades despite past financial setbacks
The embattled jewelry company will take steps to elevate customer in-store experiences by improving its technology foundation.
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FTC nixes order against AI startup, citing Trump directive
The move, which stems from President Trump’s 2025 AI action plan, shows the FTC’s willingness to afford AI firms “a relatively longer leash,” Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein attorneys wrote.
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NJ Senate passes CPA licensing bill
The licensing changes coming to many of the country’s most densely populated states will give the majority of aspiring accountants options when choosing career and education paths.
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US multinationals get global minimum tax relief deal
The new agreement exempts U.S. companies from OECD 15% global minimum tax rules that aimed to shut down tax havens and curtail international tax competition.
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Riot Platforms promotes insider to CFO amid AI push
As it appointed a new CFO, Riot adjusted its long-term incentive award arrangements — swapping out a bitcoin metric in favor of two data center-related metrics.
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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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CFO security tips: Beyond bodyguards
The 2024 fatal shooting of a UnitedHealthcare executive in Midtown Manhattan has led many companies to reexamine their corporate security procedures.
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How CFOs can craft an outcome-driven AI approach: Blaize
To keep pace with changing AI demands, CFOs need to keep their teams laser-focused on outcome, Blaize’s CFO said.
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Match Group CFO sets ‘higher bar’ for AI spending in 2026
The company, which owns the dating apps Tinder and Hinge, is moving away from the practice of allowing a “more or less unlimited budget” for piloting AI tools, the executive said.
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Instacart ends controversial price tests
The pilot, which allowed some retailers to test charging consumers different prices for the same products, became a public flash point after a Consumer Reports investigation.
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Q&AMoneyGram floats stablecoins
The cross-border player is targeting Latin American countries to test stablecoins, but consumers won’t necessarily know it's part of the payment.
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Pickle Robot taps Tesla alum for CFO
The finance chief appointment dovetails with a hiring push by the AI robotics company as it looks to accelerate growth amid a surge in customer demand.
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Accounting orgs to Education Department: We are a ‘profession’
The proposal to exclude accounting graduate programs from being classified as professional would cap students’ federal loan limits, according to the DOE.
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Senate bill would allow AI firms to be sued over unauthorized data use
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., says she plans to formally introduce the bill in the new year to codify President Trump’s push for “one federal rule book” for AI.
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Beyond Meat terminates controller after identifying material weakness
Beyond Meat controller Yi Luo will leave the company on Dec. 23, approximately a month after it identified a material weakness relating to accounting practices for certain complex transactions.
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FASB tax rule draws fresh heat in first annual reporting cycle
Under Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, companies must detail much more information on the income taxes they pay than was previously required by GAAP.
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Consumer sentiment inches up despite anxiety over jobs, inflation
Recent data have likely done little to ease consumer worries, with the unemployment rate rising last month to 4.6%, the highest level in four years.
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Tax reforms, falling interest rates boost 2026 M&A outlook: KPMG
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s passage is among factors that have increased the appetite for deals going into the new year, the Big Four accounting firm said.
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Build resilience into 2026 risk, finance strategy, Marsh McLennan Agency president advises CFOs
To build an effective risk management strategy for the coming year, CFOs need to tackle risk holistically, rather than independently, Marsh McLennan Agency’s Matt Stadler said.
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Inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.7% after shutdown crimped measurement
Given concerns about potentially distorted inflation data, futures traders only increased by 2 percentage points the probability of a monetary policy easing next month.
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CFO confidence rebounds despite capital market valuation worries: Deloitte
Overall CFO confidence in business and the economy notched the highest level since late 2021, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Signals report.
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Treasury projects 3.2% rise in business tax preparation costs
U.S. businesses will likely face $131.8 billion in monetized time and compliance costs completing their taxes in fiscal 2026, according to the Treasury Department.
