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Women unlikely to reach parity with men for 134 years: JPMorgan
In C-suites worldwide, women are far from attaining equal status, holding only about 10% of the most powerful roles such as CEO and CFO.
By Jim Tyson • March 13, 2025 -
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Stablecoin gets AICPA guidance aimed at promoting ‘transparency’
The new guidance aims to foster clearer and more comparable stablecoin issuer reports that help investors understand how the assets are being handled.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 13, 2025 -
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Inflation rises less than expected as new tariffs spur price worries
Concern about the inflationary impact from tariffs has eroded confidence among both businesses and consumers, according to recent surveys.
By Jim Tyson • March 12, 2025 -
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CFOs expect consumers to feel brunt of tariff pain
Seventy-one percent of finance leaders view the current environment as “somewhat or highly unfavorable” for their business, a Gartner poll found.
By Alexei Alexis • March 12, 2025 -
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Small business optimism sags amid ‘uncertainty whiplash’: NFIB survey
“The economy is still growing, but at a slower and slower rate — storm clouds are forming,” the NFIB said.
By Jim Tyson • March 11, 2025 -
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91% of economists expect big, tariff-fueled price surge: Wolters Kluwer
Despite persistent inflation, economists predict the Federal Reserve will trim the main interest rate by 0.42 percentage point this year, Wolters Kluwer found in a survey.
By Jim Tyson • March 10, 2025 -
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Fed holding rates steady while gauging impact from Trump tariffs: Powell
Inflation will probably continue to follow a “bumpy” path down to the central bank’s 2% target, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.
By Jim Tyson • March 7, 2025 -
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Orthofix’s fired execs’ lewd, ‘graphic’ texts surface in legal battle
The medical device maker didn’t originally specify the reasons behind the 2023 firing of its CEO, CFO and CLO. Now, a court case is illuminating the story behind the terminations.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 7, 2025 -
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Bessent ‘not worried about inflation’ amid Trump’s tariff offensive
Revenue from new import duties “could be very substantial,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
By Jim Tyson • March 6, 2025 -
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Overdue customer payments can strain SMB cash flows: Creditsafe
Over 80% of businesses typically chase a customer between one and four times just to get a single overdue invoice paid, the research found.
By Alexei Alexis • March 6, 2025 -
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Companies see year-ahead inflation rising to as high as 4%: NY Fed
Trump administration tariffs risk stoking inflation, disrupting supply chains and undermining corporate earnings, Bank of America Securities analysts said.
By Jim Tyson • March 5, 2025 -
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Trump tariffs dampen M&A revival hopes
The “Trump effect” has introduced a new layer of complexity to the M&A landscape, an EY analysis found.
By Alexei Alexis • March 5, 2025 -
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Tariffs likely to fuel inflation ‘relatively soon,’ Fed’s Williams says
Concern about U.S. import duties “is clearly influencing how people are thinking about inflation this year,” New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said.
By Jim Tyson • March 4, 2025 -
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3 cost-cutting lessons from a CFO on the front lines
Orbia Advance CFO Jim Kelly is helping to trim $250 million in annual costs as the industrial products maker navigates a market downturn.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 4, 2025 -
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Cyberattacks targeting IT vendors intensify, causing bigger losses
Ransomware criminals are on the hunt for prime targets that can yield bigger payouts, according to cyber risk management firm Resilience.
By Alexei Alexis • March 4, 2025 -
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Inflation to persist above 2% Fed goal into 2027 or later: NABE
Traders in interest-rate futures increased the odds that the Federal Reserve this month will continue its pause on easing borrowing costs.
By Jim Tyson • March 3, 2025 -
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Consumer spending falls, highlighting fading confidence
Two closely tracked gauges of consumer confidence slid in February, pushed down by concerns about import duties enacted by the Trump administration.
By Jim Tyson • Feb. 28, 2025 -
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US faces ‘serious questions’ on corruption safeguards, watchdog says
The decline in the perception of U.S. anti-corruption safeguards preceded an executive order by President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
By Jim Tyson • Feb. 27, 2025 -
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Super Micro internal control flagged in delayed 10-K filing
The AI server maker’s shares jumped about 12% Wednesday after it said it had “regained compliance” with Nasdaq filing requirements.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 26, 2025 -
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Anti-ESG groups intensify activism early in 2025 proxy season
Opposition to corporate sustainability efforts has grown in recent years, culminating in an anti-ESG order by President Donald Trump last month.
By Jim Tyson • Feb. 26, 2025 -
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DeepSeek’s AI shake-up could boost cybersecurity risks, spending: report
The cybersecurity market could grow to $338 billion in value by 2033, driven in part by expanding AI risks, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts said.
By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 25, 2025 -
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DOGE layoffs could trigger wider unemployment, slow economy: Apollo
Signs of economic weakness have emerged, with the murky outlook for U.S. tariff and other policies eroding sentiment among consumers and purchasing managers.
By Jim Tyson • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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Tax preparers urge Congress to protect IRS data amid DOGE advances
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has sparked privacy concerns as it has sought to tap into federal databases in its effort to cut costs and root out fraud.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 21, 2025 -
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Consumer sentiment slumps on fears tariffs will fuel inflation
Long-run inflation expectations this month rose to 3.5% in the biggest month-over-month increase since May 2021, the University of Michigan said.
By Jim Tyson • Feb. 21, 2025 -
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SEC revamps cyber and crypto enforcement unit under Trump administration
The reconfigured unit signals a more hands-off approach on digital currencies, but legal experts do not expect major changes in cyber risk disclosure.
By David Jones • Feb. 21, 2025
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