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Cuts to middle management stressing 72% of senior executives: Korn Ferry
Forty-four percent of U.S. employees report that their companies have sliced away managerial levels, Korn Ferry said.
By Jim Tyson • April 18, 2025 -
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Work visas favored by big tech CFOs face more scrutiny, attorneys say
As the Trump administration tightens immigration policies, legal experts say lengthier vetting of visa petitions require companies to develop international talent plans up to a year in advance.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 18, 2025 -
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Trade war puts US on ‘precipice’ of recession: Moody’s chief economist
The U.S. economy will likely begin to shrink “unless policy takes a very sharp turn here pretty quickly,” Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi said.
By Jim Tyson • April 17, 2025 -
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Trump tariffs add to warehouse automation woes
Some vendors say their customers are already becoming “increasingly concerned” about the tariffs, according to a report by Interact Analysis.
By Alexei Alexis • April 17, 2025 -
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Powell says tariffs will likely push up inflation, unemployment rate
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted how planned and enacted policy shifts by the Trump administration have created unusual economic uncertainty.
By Jim Tyson • April 16, 2025 -
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Most companies just test-driving AI agents: KPMG
Despite a rise in agents that are being piloted, full-scale deployment of the technology has remained flat, a survey by the Big Four accounting firm found.
By Alexei Alexis • April 16, 2025 -
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Deepfake job candidates flagged as growing cyberthreat
Once inside a company, a deepfake employee can launch a cyberattack for financial gain, warns fraud detection firm Pindrop.
By Alexei Alexis • April 15, 2025 -
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Microsoft confirms AI pullback as tariffs compound pressure
A significant “endeavor at this size and scale requires agility and refinement as we learn and grow with our customers,” Microsoft’s Noelle Walsh said.
By Alexei Alexis • April 15, 2025 -
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Inflation likely to surge to 3.3% this year: NABE survey
The rise in price pressures will prove short-lived, according to a survey of economists. Still, inflation will likely persist above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target through next year.
By Jim Tyson • April 14, 2025 -
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Tariff threats spark surge in PC shipments
As vendors raced to stockpile U.S. inventory, end-users remained cautious during the first quarter of the year, Gartner's Rishi Padhi said.
By Matt Ashare • April 14, 2025 -
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FASB sets clock for derivatives rules update
Existing accounting standards have led to “scope creep,” with derivative standards being applied too often, FASB Chair Richard Jones said.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 11, 2025 -
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Consumer sentiment plummets, inflation expectations soar amid trade war
“There’s been a sharp decline in consumer sentiment, and business sentiment measures have weakened too,” New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said.
By Jim Tyson • April 11, 2025 -
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DOGE poses danger to FTC data, fired commissioners say
The pair, who served as Democrats on the commission, said they were “deeply concerned” that DOGE may access confidential business data at the FTC.
By Alexei Alexis • April 11, 2025 -
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China raises tariffs on US imports to 125%
Once the increase takes effect Saturday, the country signaled that it won't retaliate further if the U.S. hikes duties again.
By Max Garland • April 11, 2025 -
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Inflation cools as tariffs pose risk of stoking price pressures
Several private- and public-sector economists have warned that tariffs recently enacted by the Trump administration risk boosting inflation and slowing economic growth.
By Jim Tyson • April 10, 2025 -
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Trump announces 90-day pause on some tariffs against most trade partners
President Donald Trump announced a partial pullback from a trade war that has prompted forecasts of recession and turmoil in both bond and stock markets.
By Jim Tyson • April 9, 2025 -
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Trade war fallout: CFOs wrestle with uncertainty, pricing, tariff fatigue
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump April 2 tariff barrage, cash is once again king as finance chiefs seek to help their companies minimize risk.
By Maura Webber Sadovi , Jim Tyson • April 9, 2025 -
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Strategy reports unrealized $5.91B loss on digital assets
The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company’s report comes on the heels of a bitcoin slump and newly effective crypto accounting rules from FASB.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 8, 2025 -
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AI agents emerge as potential targets for cyberattackers
Digital entities — such as bots and artificial intelligence agents — pose a growing cybersecurity risk for enterprises, researchers found.
By Alexei Alexis • April 8, 2025 -
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BlackRock’s Fink says most CEOs tell him US is in a recession
Several Wall Street leading lights on Monday flagged the economic disruptions from tariffs imposed on virtually all U.S. trading partners.
By Jim Tyson • April 7, 2025 -
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Spirit Airlines CFO, COO, GC to step up after CEO exits
The budget airline, recently emerged from bankruptcy, picked the trio of senior executives to handle CEO responsibilities until a new chief executive is found.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 7, 2025 -
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Powell says tariffs will spur inflation, slow growth; Fed on hold
Policymakers in coming months may face difficulty meeting their dual mandate to ensure stable prices and maximum employment, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.
By Jim Tyson • April 4, 2025 -
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‘Activist workforce’ fuels spike in class action defense costs
Discrimination claims, “backdoor layoffs” and unionization attempts remain at historically high levels, law firm Carlton Fields said.
By Alexei Alexis • April 4, 2025 -
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Trump’s tariffs: Tracking the status of international trade actions
The U.S. has rolled out a deluge of tariffs, sparking responses from trading partners. Here's where each tariff – threatened or realized – currently stands.
By Philip Neuffer , Edwin Lopez • Updated April 18, 2025 -
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Continuing jobless claims hit highest level since 2021 as tariffs bite
Import duties announced this year, if not blunted, would slow economic growth by 1 percentage point in 2025, according to EY.
By Jim Tyson • April 3, 2025
