Amid escalating market competition, data privacy challenges, and the impending deprecation of third-party cookies, retail media networks (RMNs) have become a powerful tool for brands seeking to reach ...

While inflation in the U.S. has cooled off in recent months, CFOs continue to contend with rising costs in many areas—from raw materials to shipping to wages. But what they may not notice in their ...

Inventory levels are ticking up once more after three months of contraction 1, potentially signaling a return to pre-pandemic patterns of seasonal stockholding. Also consider that inventory is the ...

Emerging frontier AI models are sharply compressing the window of time between the discovery of cybersecurity vulnerabilities and potential exploitation. In many environments, what once unfolded over ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has added a project to its technical agenda to develop new accounting guidance to clarify whether certain digital assets such as stablecoins may be ...

Social media is no longer a mere source of inspiration. It has become a must-have companion for many consumers, who might purchase items from a shoppable post or reach out to ask what brands were ...

It is one of a CFO’s worst nightmares. A possible acquisition is identified; initial due diligence is completed; a price is negotiated; an acquisition deal is signed; and then for some unforeseen ...

Suppliers in commoditized industries may be able to gain competitive advantage and strengthen customer relationships by clearly communicating their commitment to carbon reduction goals and other ...

Forced ranking, the performance appraisal system championed by Jack Welch in the 1980s, has long sparked controversy. Even as many large companies began adopting the practice of using a bell curve to ...

Once associated with the periodic undertaking of discrete projects, the concept of business transformation has evolved, expanded, and, well, “transformed.” Disruptions ranging from emerging ...

Regulations and compliance expectations seem ready to evolve in the remainder of this year and into next, and the financial services industry will need to adapt to anticipate and respond to a more ...

The latest results on priorities and expectations for the year ahead are part of the North American CFO Signals survey for the fourth-quarter of 2025. The survey is based on responses from 200 finance ...