‘Gangbusters’ hiring reduces odds of early 2025 Fed rate cut

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond rose as investors bet the Federal Reserve will pause monetary easing.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 10, 2025

Corporate hiring saw ‘more modest’ growth in December: ADP

Hiring growth slowed last month as CFOs continue to pay close attention to the labor market while crafting their 2025 business strategies.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 9, 2025

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Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like artificial intelligence evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.

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Walking a tightrope: 6 CFO trends for 2025

Financial executives can gain an edge this year by monitoring six trends in federal policy and business strategy.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 7, 2025

Key FinOps trends for CFOs to watch in 2025

FinOps has traditionally been about cost cutting, but 2025 will mark a shift toward driving greater value and performance, writes Presidio’s Dan O’Brien.

By Dan O’Brien • Jan. 7, 2025

Uber CFO says stock is ‘undervalued;’ proceeds with $1.5B buyback

The buyback comes as the ride-hailing service aims to boost its free cash flow and refocuses on autonomous vehicles.  

By Grace Noto • Jan. 6, 2025

Microsoft plans to pour $80B into cloud data centers

The tech giant will funnel more than half of the investments into U.S.-based facilities, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 6, 2025

Apartment REIT UDR’s CFO takes on chief investment officer role

The Colorado-based real estate investment trust is on the hunt for a new finance chief to succeed Joseph Fisher.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 3, 2025

SEC gives PCAOB more leeway in de-registering accounting firms

A new rule could trigger withdrawal of PCAOB registrations beginning in the fall of 2026, the SEC said.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 3, 2025

4 CFO pricing strategy tips for 2025

With tariffs proposed by the incoming Trump administration poised to potentially spur inflation, a top consultant predicts companies will consider price hikes again this year.  

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 2, 2025

Jobless claims fall to eight-month low, signaling steady labor market

Traders in interest rate futures have increased the probability that Fed policymakers this month will hold the federal funds rate at its current level.

By Jim Tyson • Jan. 2, 2025

Sustainability profession at ‘crossroads’ amid stiff compliance: Trellis

Compliance is becoming a bigger part of a sustainability executive’s role, coupled with greater oversight from legal and CFO teams, according to the research firm.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 2, 2025

The radical transparency era is here: ready or not, CFOs

CFOs need to gain a baseline understanding of how their companies are perceived externally — those that don’t are “flying blind,” McKinsey’s Andy West says.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 20, 2024

Tariffs could jump by $800B annually: PwC

Businesses should prepare for wide-ranging impacts stemming from a new presidential administration, including the need to revamp supply chains and cost structures. 

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Updated Dec. 20, 2024

M&A outlook intact despite Fed’s interest rate pivot: PwC

The Fed is “going in the right direction, albeit maybe not fast enough for some,” PwC’s Liz Crego said.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 19, 2024

CFOs scramble for new AI talent amid fierce competition, report says

Nearly half of finance leaders surveyed said they were looking to bring new personnel with AI expertise into their teams.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 18, 2024

Fed trims main interest rate, signals prospect of less easing in 2025

Policymakers reduced the benchmark interest rate despite signs that their nearly three-year fight to push down inflation to their 2% target has stalled.

By Jim Tyson • Updated Dec. 18, 2024

Ex-Twitter CFO named San Francisco’s incoming housing chief

Ned Segal is joining the public sector roughly two years after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now known as X, and swiftly fired the finance chief.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 17, 2024

Warehouse robot forecast lowered as retail correction persists

While growing at a slower pace, global mobile robot sales are still projected to reach $5.5 billion in 2024 and rise more than 20% annually up to 2030.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 17, 2024

MassMutual’s first female CFO looks back on her career, automation, and getting loud

Betsy Ward — the life insurer’s finance chief since 2016 — is retiring at the end of the year. She will be succeeded by Mary Jane Fortin, formerly of Thrivent Financial.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 16, 2024

4 not-so-nice holiday compliance pitfalls employers should avoid

It’s important to think through how to handle inappropriate gifts, alcohol and workplace decorations in advance, attorney Jonathan Segal said.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 16, 2024

Costco CFO looks to ‘pull forward’ inventory buys amid tariff uncertainty

“In general, of course, tariffs raise costs so that's not something that we see as a positive,” Costco CFO Gary Millerchip said on the company’s earnings call Thursday.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 13, 2024

FTC plots new course on antitrust, Big Tech under Trump nominees

Current commissioner Andrew Ferguson will become chair under Trump and Mark Meador, a former Senate counsel, will join the commission.

By Justin Bachman • Dec. 13, 2024

Inflation rises, underscoring Fed’s challenge achieving 2% target

Traders in interest rate futures were unfazed by the report of persistent inflation, raising the odds that policymakers will trim the main interest rate.

By Jim Tyson • Dec. 11, 2024

Small business optimism surges to highest level in three years: NFIB

CEOs at the largest U.S. companies also see good times ahead, according to the Business Roundtable.

By Jim Tyson • Dec. 10, 2024

FTC warns 21 healthcare marketers against deceptive claims

The warnings come less than a week after the fatal shooting of a UnitedHealthcare CEO unleashed expressions of anger on social media about health insurer practices. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 10, 2024