Views of demand for products and services are dramatically different than they were a year ago, a study shows.
In the latest deal under the professional services firm's "insourcing" managed-service strategy, most of Synchrony's tax department is now on its payroll.
For Milwaukee Bucks finance chief Pat McDonough, it was "sink or swim" when he joined the team as it was embarking on a huge real estate development phase.
AI is supposed to make things easier, but businesses intending to make hay with the technology face a load of challenges ahead.
Directors increasingly see matters such as resource scarcity, human rights, and income inequality as important components of strategy discussions.
While M&A activity is strong this year, quantifying how much of it is driven by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act requires a nuanced analysis.
PwC offers a primer for the many companies that aren't yet far along in their implementation process for the new lease accounting standard.
Companies don't need to spend a lot of money to address the issues brought on by tax reform. All they need is a bit of automation in the finance function.
Forty-two percent of public companies are either still assessing the impact of the new lease accounting rules or have not even gotten that far, finds PwC.
Strong demand helps push private-company executives to a historically high level of optimism.
The risks to companies posed by the frenzied development of artificial intelligence tools seem nearly limitless.
There may be no better use for companies' cash windfall from the lower tax rate than investing in a long-term future that includes AI.
