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Experts React to Fed Chair Powell’s Renomination

Experts React to Fed Chair Powell’s Renomination

The decision to stay the course with Powell was received positively, as both Powell and new vice-chair Lael Brainard are seen as relatively dovish.

By Vincent Ryan | November 22, 2021

Build Back Better Would Raise Deficit, CBO Says

Build Back Better Would Raise Deficit, CBO Says

With the CBO's earlier estimate of savings from tighter IRS enforcement, the legislation would boost the deficit by only $160 billion.

By Matthew Heller | November 19, 2021

ESG: The Financial Reporting Implications

ESG: The Financial Reporting Implications

Companies struggle to move from answering “why” they will embed ESG into strategy to “how” to make that happen and “what” they will report.

By Scott Flynn | November 17, 2021

Record 4.4 Million Quit Jobs in September

Record 4.4 Million Quit Jobs in September

With the pace of quitters, “employers are basically having to replace their entire staff in just a couple of months."

By Matthew Heller | November 15, 2021

Toshiba Goes GE With Three-Way Split

Toshiba Goes GE With Three-Way Split

The separation of the Japanese conglomerate into three businesses "will unlock immense value by removing complexity."

By Matthew Heller | November 12, 2021

Experts React to 6.2% Rise in the CPI

Experts React to 6.2% Rise in the CPI

Fuel oil prices in October were up 12.3% month-over-month and 59.1% compared with a year ago.

By Vincent Ryan | November 10, 2021

GE to Split Into Three Public Companies

GE to Split Into Three Public Companies

The breakup would mark the end of an industrial behemoth that was once the world’s largest company by market size.

By Matthew Heller | November 9, 2021

Jobs Market Storms Back With 531,000 Gain

Jobs Market Storms Back With 531,000 Gain

“This was a strong employment report that shows the resilience of the labor market recovery from the pandemic."

By Matthew Heller | November 5, 2021

Exxon Warns Assets at Risk From Climate Change

Exxon Warns Assets at Risk From Climate Change

The warning is “a remarkable admission of climate change risks from one of the most recalcitrant oil giants."

By Matthew Heller | November 4, 2021

Yahoo Pulls out of China After 22 Years

Yahoo Pulls out of China After 22 Years

The internet services provider cited "the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China."

By Matthew Heller | November 2, 2021

Labor Costs Gauge Surges 1.3% in Q3

Labor Costs Gauge Surges 1.3% in Q3

“It is hardly surprising that employers are having to pay up given the shortage of qualified labor at the moment."

By Matthew Heller | October 29, 2021

U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 2% in 3rd Quarter

U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 2% in 3rd Quarter

"The October-December quarter will be very different; spending on services is already rebounding as delta subsides.”

By Matthew Heller | October 28, 2021

The House Sticks its Nose into Audit Rotation

Management Accounting

The House Sticks its Nose into Audit Rotation

U.S. Representatives are not merely waging a fight against auditor rotation. They are trying to marginalize the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

By Vincent Ryan | October 24, 2021

Labor Shortage and Supply Disruptions Weighed on CFOs in Q3

Labor Shortage and Supply Disruptions Weighed on CFOs in Q3

Finance chiefs report their firms are experiencing supply chain disruptions that are expected to last into 2022, according to The CFO Survey.

By Lauren Muskett | October 14, 2021

Stimulus Programs, Lender Generosity Keeping Bankruptcies at Bay

Stimulus Programs, Lender Generosity Keeping Bankruptcies at Bay

But higher interest rates and sustained inflation could lead to a wave of chapter 11 filings in mid-2022.

By Vincent Ryan | October 12, 2021