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Deloitte teams up with contract data analytics firm Pramata
Pramata’s focus on protecting clients from generative AI “hallucinations” was a key reason it was selected to become a Deloitte partner.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Affirm may offer discounts after Fed interest rate cut
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate reduction may give the company leeway to offer more consumers 0% interest or a lower APR, Affirm CFO Michael Linford said this week.
By Patrick Cooley • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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TrendlineNavigating risk in turbulent times
CFOs must help their organizations mitigate risks by balancing the need for both growth and stability.
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Zoom picks Microsoft vet for CFO
Michelle Chang will take the video conference provider’s financial reins as the company pushes to advance its AI-first work platform.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Fed’s Cook says ‘impressive’ AI innovation has yet to lift productivity
Cook highlighted the long-term potential of artificial intelligence to spur economic growth, lift wages and ease price pressures.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Workday takes on Microsoft in race to transform corporate finance
The recent introduction of Workday Assistant, an AI companion, follows the release of Microsoft’s Copilot for Finance earlier this year.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Powell says Fed policymakers not ‘in a hurry’ to cut interest rates
“We’re recalibrating policy to maintain the strength in the economy, not because of weakness in the economy,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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A look at 7 Supreme Court cases Big Business will be watching
The court’s term begins Oct. 7 with a docket that involves corporate securities, labor, RICO and environmental questions.
By Justin Bachman • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Thomson ReutersEvolving CFO roles and the impact on corporate tax departments
The transformation of the CFO role is reshaping corporate tax departments, driving them towards greater strategic involvement, technological adoption and enhanced compliance.
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Costco CFO targets lower prices amid ‘effectively flat’ inflation
Costco lowered prices on a number of its store brand items as high food prices have become a hot button issue in the presidential election.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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IPOs rebound through Q3 on prospect of falling interest rates: EY
Despite the emerging recovery, several headwinds to IPOs persist, including conflicts abroad and the hard-to-predict outcome of the Nov. 5 election, EY said.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Climate Week NYC 2024 delivers carbon removal deals, green banking coalition
The annual climate event launched with announced commitments to triple nuclear energy financing, decarbonization initiatives across the aviation sector and some carbon offset deals.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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GDP growth exceeds forecasts as Fed governor warns of excessive easing
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman was the sole policymaker to oppose a decision to cut the main interest rate by a half percentage point.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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Deep DiveNo, not all companies are abandoning diversity, equity and inclusion. Here’s why.
Amid a high-profile backlash, many businesses are scrutinizing their policies. But the vast majority end up sticking with DEI, in part because it’s key to growth.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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Moneygram faces backlog after outage
The international wire transfer company has restarted some services after a cyberattack forced its systems to be shut down.
By Lynne Marek • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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CFOs trim spending while facing hazy post-election prospects: Fed survey
The hard-to-predict outcome from the presidential election in November has shown several signs of sapping business confidence.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Norfolk Southern acting CFO goes permanent amid C-suite shakeup
The Atlanta-based freight rail operator is refilling its ranks with insiders after firing its CEO and chief legal officer who were found to be having an affair.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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SEC charges 12 companies with flawed record-keeping, imposes $88M in fines
SEC Chair Gary Gensler, during a congressional hearing, came under fire from Republicans asserting that he should use regulation more than enforcement to correct company record-keeping.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Grammarly taps IPO veterans for CFO, CTO
Grammarly doesn't have any “immediate plans” for an IPO, but needs leaders who can “scale an already sizeable, high-growth company," a spokesperson said.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Dark web exposure is ‘highly correlated’ with cyberattack risk
Organizations that are mentioned in dark web market listings are more than twice as likely to experience an attack, Marsh McLennan found.
By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Data privacy concerns swirl around generative AI adoption
IT and business professionals fear the technology's adoption can lead to data leakage, according to a Deloitte report.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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IBM ups bet on FinOps market in Kubecost buy
The acquisition raises questions, including whether the deal will increase “an already high price tag” for IBM’s FinOps suite, an analyst said.
By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 24, 2024 -
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Rate cut to trigger slow rise in real estate investment ‘tide’
Richard Barkham, CBRE’s global chief economist, is expecting “a meaningful uptick” in commercial real estate deals rather than an “explosion.”
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Services spur growth as coming election jars business confidence: S&P
“The economy continues to offer mixed signals about its underlying strength,” Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Monday.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Most CEOs expect full return-to-office in 3 years: KPMG
There is a “widening gap” between how executives and employees think about their workplace environments that needs to be taken into account, the report warned.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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Harris, Trump contest raises the stakes on six salient policy points: EY
“There are more similarities than many people realize between Harris and Trump on some key issues,” according to an EY political analyst.
By Jim Tyson • Sept. 20, 2024
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