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Tesla CFO sells $957K in stock amid waning sales
The finance chief’s third stock sale in as many months comes as Tesla continues to grapple with declining sales and uncertainty related to the Trump administration’s trade war.
By Grace Noto • 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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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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Iowa passes CPA licensure legislation
Iowa joins a growing band of states passing new CPA licensure laws aimed at easing the accounting talent shortage.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 8, 2025 -
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Newly-minted CVS Health CFO inks $1M salary
UPS and PepsiCo alum Brian Newman will receive a $1 million base salary as the latest member of the healthcare company’s revamped leadership suite.
By Grace Noto • 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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Trump tariffs threaten global IT spending, AI boom
If the president’s latest tariff measures lead to a global recession, the impact on IT spending “will be swift and downward,” IDC analysts said.
By Alexei Alexis • April 8, 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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CFOs must prep for agentic AI ‘mindset shift’
With agentic AI’s potential still untapped, CFOs need to adopt a different approach when considering its incorporation and possible impact, EY’s Myles Corson said.
By Grace Noto • April 7, 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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VMware feuds with Siemens in legal battle over software licensing
The Broadcom-owned vendor claimed Siemens AG requested support services for products it never purchased.
By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2025 -
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Macy’s claws back over $600K in exec bonuses
The retailer asserts it overpaid executives after an accounting error led to an overstatement of 2023 EBITDA by $81 million, according to a securities filing.
By Grace Noto • April 3, 2025 -
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Georgia, Indiana join growing band of states to pass CPA licensure laws
So far this year at least seven states have passed alternative CPA licensure laws aimed at easing the accounting talent shortage.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated April 3, 2025 -
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Q&AHow CFOs can blunt tariff harm
Trump’s latest tariffs “will impact many products and industries,” with the textile and apparel sector in particular taking a big hit, says KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 3, 2025 -
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Where enterprises go wrong with cloud networking
While most companies have figured out how to migrate data without incurring huge fees, getting it back can be costly, according to Forrester.
By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2025 -
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CFOs need to hone tech, AI ‘fluency,’ Deloitte’s Glover says
CFOs need to have a closer relationship with tech and IT leaders than ever before to craft forward-facing strategies, Deloitte’s James Glover said.
By Grace Noto • April 2, 2025 -
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Macy’s taps new CFO months after $151M accounting error disclosure
The department-store chain on Tuesday said Thomas J. Edwards of Capri Holdings will join the company in June, succeeding Adrian Mitchell as CFO and COO.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 1, 2025 -
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Vendors crowd CFO software market amid AI boom
More than 300 tech companies are currently in the fast-growing “office of the CFO software market,” according to venture capital firm Norwest.
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FTC chief flags data privacy concerns in 23andMe bankruptcy
The company filed for bankruptcy after financial challenges over the past few years and a massive data breach in 2023.
By Alexei Alexis • April 1, 2025 -
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Tariffs, volatility stoke G&A cost cut pressure, Bain exec says
Amid rising pressures from tariffs, market volatility and the renewed threat of a slowdown, executives are once again doubling down on cutting general and administrative costs.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 31, 2025 -
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CFO turnover reaches six-year high: Russell Reynolds
Rising retirement rates contributed to growing turnover, with 54% of outgoing CFOs either retiring or moving exclusively to board positions, the firm said.
By Grace Noto • March 31, 2025 -
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Former U.S. Bank CFO dead in plane crash
CEO Andy Cecere confirmed in a Monday memo to employees that Terry Dolan, the lender’s chief administration officer who previously served as finance chief, died in a plane crash Saturday.
By Caitlin Mullen • Updated March 31, 2025 -
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Those return-to-office plans? CFOs aren’t all in.
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic amplified remote work’s possibilities, worker bees aren’t the only ones resisting the return-to-office call.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 28, 2025 -
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Forter taps new CFO, CPO ahead of growth push
Splunk alum Jim Lejeal will join Square veteran Cyndy Lobb at Forter as the platform looks to boost its revenue amid a widening spotlight on digital payment security.
By Grace Noto • March 28, 2025 -
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Enterprises beef up cybersecurity plans to mitigate AI risks
More than 2 in 5 leaders say they’ve strengthened practices to curb increased threats, misuse and other vulnerabilities tied to using the technology.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 28, 2025 -
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Deutsche Bank picks Morgan Stanley vet for CFO
Raja Akram, Morgan Stanley’s deputy CFO since 2020, will succeed James von Moltke, who has held Germany’s largest bank’s finance reins for eight years.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 27, 2025
