DOGE offers ‘rich opportunity’ for Workday, CEO says

The software executive sees the potential for increased federal technology spending thanks to President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 26, 2025

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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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

By CFO Dive staff

Employees accept 25% pay cut to work from home: NBER

Since the fading of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of U.S. employers have nudged workers from their homes back to the office.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 25, 2025

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

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

Baker Hughes taps insider for CFO

Ahmed Moghal, who joined the energy technology company in 2017, was appointed to take the company’s finance reins Monday.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 24, 2025

Apple accelerates AI investment with $500B for skills, infrastructure

The company unveiled a four-year plan to develop in-demand skills, expand data center capacity and build a server manufacturing hub.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Feb. 24, 2025

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

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

CEO confidence surges to three-year high, Conference Board says

CEOs and CFOs have grown more confident despite a lack of clarity in federal regulation, trade, immigration and taxation under the Trump administration.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 20, 2025

GM tariff playbook includes international inventory cuts, CFO says

“The last thing you want is a bunch of finished inventory that just suddenly became 25% more expensive,” General Motors finance chief Paul Jacobson said Wednesday.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 20, 2025

Hasbro projects slight revenue growth this year despite tariffs

The toy company is looking to “diversify our manufacturing footprint to create optionality as we navigate the trade environment,” CFO Gina Goetter said.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 20, 2025

Don’t ‘overreact’ to short-term disruption: Cox Enterprises CFO

Intimately understanding the current state of the business while creating milestones to gauge progress is critical to a solid, long-term strategy, Cox Enterprises CFO Dallas Clement said.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 20, 2025

CFOs sharpen focus on supply chain strategies amid tariff threat: BDO

Despite the potential costs from import duties, “CFOs remain optimistic about growth overall,” a BDO executive said.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 19, 2025

‘Overhyped’ AI may trigger setbacks in stock market: Fed official

Roughly eight out of 10 CFOs plan to boost spending on generative AI and other technologies this year, Gartner found in a survey.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 18, 2025

Virginia becomes second state to pass new CPA pathways legislation

The push to offer alternative routes to licensure that don’t require 150 hours of college credit is gaining momentum this year.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 18, 2025

Trade wars 101: A look back at tariffs

Behind the Tariff Act of 1930, the current trade war is the second broadest over the last century, Tax Foundation Senior Economist Alex Durante says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 18, 2025

3 CFO tips for navigating ERP migration challenges

Initial productivity dips may be unavoidable during the transition, but the right strategies can minimize disruption, writes insightsoftware’s Lee An Schommer. 

By Lee An Schommer • Feb. 18, 2025

Meta, Microsoft, Workday join latest wave of tech layoffs

While 62% of tech CFOs surveyed plan job cuts, all said their organizations will probably expand overall headcount this year, according to a BDO study.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 18, 2025

Inflation will fall to 2% by mid-2026 barring Trump tariff harm: study

As price pressures gradually ease, the U.S. economy will likely expand 2.3% this year and 1.8% next year, according to the Conference Board.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 13, 2025

Trump orders reciprocal tariffs on all countries

“In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax,” the president said Thursday.

By Philip Neuffer • Feb. 13, 2025

Inflation heats up to 3% as Trump calls on Fed to cut main rate

The unexpected rise in price pressures prompted futures traders to increase the odds that the Federal Reserve will hold the benchmark rate at its current range beyond May.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 12, 2025

OneStream sees high demand despite ‘near-term headwinds’

“If there’s a growing sense of uncertainty [among CFOs], we’re probably going to feel it a little bit first,” said Tom Shea, the finance software maker’s CEO. 

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 12, 2025

C-suite at odds over responsibility, innovation as AI tools mature

Leaders agree there's a significant gap between innovation and safety as a global debate over the technology's regulation plays out.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 12, 2025

Powell says Fed need not hurry to cut main rate, GDP growth ‘solid’

Monetary policy is “well positioned” to handle any rebound in price pressures or weakening in the labor market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 11, 2025