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    Opinion

    Healthcare’s paper check disease

    “The persistence of paper checks for patient refunds is not just an inconvenience — it's a symptom of a larger problem that threatens the very sustainability of healthcare organizations,” one software firm CFO writes in this opinion piece.

    By Seton Marshall • Oct. 11, 2024
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    Core consumer price inflation rises 3.3%, outpacing expectations

    Despite higher-than-forecast price pressures, John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said “inflation has come within striking distance of our 2% goal.”

    By Oct. 10, 2024
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    Compensation: 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.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    C-suites say both Trump and Harris would hurt U.S. competitiveness: PwC

    The hard-to-predict outcome from the Nov. 5 election has compelled CFOs to scale back business expectations and forgo investment, recent surveys show.

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    Small business uncertainty hits record high: NFIB

    High borrowing costs, a major cause of uncertainty, show no signs of easing even though the Federal Reserve last month cut the main interest rate by a half percentage point.

    By Oct. 8, 2024
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    3 CFOs gauge rate cut’s impact

    The Fed’s rate cut has handed floating-rate debt borrowers an immediate tailwind but CFOs are still grappling with new strategies that the move could elevate. 

    By 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 Sept. 30, 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 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 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 Sept. 25, 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 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 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 Sept. 20, 2024
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    CFOs shy away from risk amid hazy political outlook: Deloitte

    Bolstering the case for CFO caution, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index declined in August for the sixth consecutive month.

    By Sept. 19, 2024
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    Fed cuts main rate by half point, voices confidence inflation falling

    The central bank trimmed borrowing costs from a two-decade high after policymakers noted their growing concern about softening in the labor market.

    By Sept. 18, 2024
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    Retail sales highlight consumer strength as Fed mulls size of rate cut

    Even with solid retail sales data, traders in interest rate futures increased odds that the Federal Reserve will cut the benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a half point.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    Microsoft finance team puts Copilot to the test in transformation push

    The software giant’s finance professionals have become some of Copilot's top users in the company, Microsoft’s Cory Hrncirik said.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    IMAX CFO: Taking a disciplined approach to movie magic

    Dubbed a “homegrown talent” when named CFO in 2022, Natasha Fernandes says relationships forged in the finance trenches have been key to her success.

    By Sept. 13, 2024
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    Inflation slows to three-year low, clearing way for Fed rate cut

    The persistence of shelter cost inflation prompted futures traders to retreat from predictions that policymakers next week will cut the federal funds rate by a half point.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    Small businesses bedeviled by inflation as Fed signals rate cut plan

    Inflation persisted last month as the top concern among small businesses, the National Federation of Independent Business said.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    Companies boosting salary budgets at near-record pace in 2025

    Salaries will likely rise at a robust clip even though the job market since the pandemic has gradually cooled, the Conference Board said.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    Tax compliance costs surge 32% since 2017: Tax Foundation

    Efforts to simplify the federal tax code have failed to reverse decades of regulatory and legislative changes that have made it more complex.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    US manufacturing persists in recession mode, production falls

    Producers, responding to “election uncertainty” and monetary policy, held back on capital investment last month, the Institute for Supply Management said.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    Consumer confidence rises despite concern for weakening job market

    A Conference Board report Tuesday highlighting improving consumer confidence aligns with a similar survey in early August by the University of Michigan.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    EWA providers crusade against CFPB rule proposal

    Earned wage access providers that backed state laws friendly to the industry are preparing for a fight over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s plan to treat such payments like loans.

    By Lynne Marek • Aug. 26, 2024
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    Powell says ‘time has come’ for rate cut, cites weakening labor market

    The Fed chair did not indicate the size of a coming interest rate reduction, keeping alive a debate on how far policymakers will cut borrowing costs.

    By Aug. 23, 2024