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Sponsored by Center for Audit QualityWhat an audit is, and why you should care
Do you know how audits can enhance the investment decision-making process? This short video explains how accurate, reliable and transparent financial reporting keep capital markets operating effectively.
Jan. 22, 2024 -
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Beyond the numbers: Macy’s, Levi Strauss CFOs dish strategy
Finance leaders are increasingly balancing financial and strategic duties. For some retail CFOs that’s meant a bigger role in growing market share.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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TrendlineCompensation: solving the cost-talent puzzle
In today’s strong labor market, CFOs leery of raising wages find creative ways to find and retain key employees.
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Arizona Cardinals fire CFO in leadership shakeup: ESPN
The move comes amid reports of a broader restructuring of the football club’s business operations, led by chief operating officer Wesley Walls.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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‘Little evidence’ remote work harms productivity: San Francisco Fed
After surging during the worst of the pandemic, remote work has declined to 30% of paid workdays, according to research by the San Francisco Fed.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Audit committees in 2024 face rising tax, AI, regulatory challenges: EY
A barrage of business risks may intensify this year, and audit committees need to help C-suite executives limit potential losses and seize opportunities, EY said.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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UHY enters Massachusetts with acquisition
Joining UHY enables Paresky Flitt to broaden its offerings and ensures it can “take on AI,” Managing Partner David Lorenzi said.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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PwC’s Wes Bricker: Economy is top of mind as CFOs face ‘decade of disruption’
The coming year will see CFOs zero in on profitability and pricing strategies that can foster growth in a high-rate environment.
By Grace Noto • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Retail sales exceed forecasts, highlighting steady consumer-fueled growth
Robust retail sales defy predictions that trends such as declining savings and a cooling labor market will inhibit consumer spending.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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FedEx CEO eyes Red Sea crisis, rising ocean rates
With ocean shipping rates spiking amid attacks by Houthi rebels, FedEx says it’s closely watching the situation.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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Disney rejects ex-CFO Rasulo, Peltz as board nominees
Disney’s board resisted pressure for a shakeup, opting instead for its own slate of 12 nominees including CEO Robert Iger.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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CEOs see ballooning federal debt as biggest business threat: Conference Board
Congressional leaders wrangle over federal spending and struggle to avert a government shutdown as business leaders fret over the worsening fiscal outlook.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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AI ranked by tech CFOs as top 2024 investment priority
The technology also triggered concerns including the potential for data privacy risks and negative workforce impacts such as job displacement.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Finance firms shift to defensive AI playbooks
Just over a year after ChatGPT’s launch rocked corporate digital transformation plans, a Nvidia survey signals changes in how finance chiefs think about AI.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Opinion6 AI tips for first-time adopters
Companies adopting AI for the first time must be ready to do it responsibly and in a way that can deliver real business value, writes Hero Digital’s Arun Kumar.
By Arun Kumar • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Google lays off hundreds of workers, citing organizational changes
Several divisions were impacted, including teams in central engineering, augmented reality and the Google Assistant unit.
By Roberto Torres • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Compensation committees face busy dockets in 2024, experts say
Incentive plan performance ranges and the use of discretion in incentive payouts are among the issues compensation panels are likely to confront.
By Lyle Moran • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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IRS streamlining falls short despite budget boost: Taxpayer Advocate
Although improving some taxpayer services, the IRS has overstated its progress by claiming to answer 85% of calls, the national taxpayer advocate said.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Inflation inches up, signaling prospect of extended Fed inflation fight
The consumer price index last month rose more than anticipated, with gains in the cost of services staying stubbornly high.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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OpinionAR sobriety: How to cut your losses
Late payments mean your company is effectively loaning money at zero interest. It’s time to tighten your billings and collections systems, Dean Kaplan writes.
By Dean Kaplan • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Economic growth will slow to 1.6% in 2024 as high rates bite: World Bank
The most restrictive monetary policy in 40 years will weigh on growth but probably not trigger a downturn this year and in 2025, the World Bank said.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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CFOs look to tech, M&A to foster growth: Deloitte
Finance chiefs are eyeing digital technologies and new potential deals as they marshal their plans for the new year, Deloitte said.
By Grace Noto • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Deep DiveSeeking ‘Goldilocks’: 5 CFO trends for 2024
Financial executives in the new year must protect profits by adapting to trends ranging from falling price pressures and borrowing costs to federal disclosures on carbon emissions.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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New CVS drug pricing formula won’t drive up costs, CFO says
Tying the prices it charges for medicines to those charged by pharmaceutical companies will put the healthcare giant’s pharmacy business on a more sustainable footing, executives said.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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Bankruptcies surge 18% in 2023 as more distress looms
The rise in business failures was one of the darker pieces of last year’s economic puzzle.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 4, 2024 -
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73% of accounting students lack money for gaining CPA license
To stem a talent shortage, accounting firms need to reach out to potential CPAs well before they select their college majors, according to a CPA association.
By Jim Tyson • Jan. 3, 2024
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