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Keep Quarterly Reporting

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Keep Quarterly Reporting

The long-term benefits of semi-annual reporting are doubtful, while its costs are significant, say Robert Pozen and Mark Roe.

By Robert C. Pozen and Mark Roe | August 27, 2018

How to Forecast Growth in the Age of the Overnight Policy Whipsaw

How to Forecast Growth in the Age of the Overnight Policy Whipsaw

Finance and tax departments have little choice but to build forecasting models that can accommodate a number of different variables.

By Brian Peccarelli | July 12, 2018

U.S. Economic Growth Revised Upward to 1.2%

U.S. Economic Growth Revised Upward to 1.2%

"Economic indicators so far aren't entirely convincing on a second-quarter bounce in activity," one economist says.

By Matthew Heller | May 30, 2017

Trump’s Tax Cuts Would Offset Interest-Rate Hikes

Trump’s Tax Cuts Would Offset Interest-Rate Hikes

A lower corporate tax rate would not only raise net income after taxes, it could also increase a company's borrowing capacity.

By William Fink | May 22, 2017

POTUS Primer: Kill the Tweets

POTUS Primer: Kill the Tweets

In the first-quarter Duke/CFO Business Outlook Survey, CFOs advise the president to change his communications tactics.

By | April 6, 2017

Corporate Profits Climb 0.5% in 4th Quarter

Corporate Profits Climb 0.5% in 4th Quarter

The gain was the third in four quarters but some analysts are cutting back their forecasts for S&P 500 earnings for the first quarter.

By Matthew Heller | March 31, 2017

Pragmatists, Radicals Vie on U.S. Trade Policy

Pragmatists, Radicals Vie on U.S. Trade Policy

One way to understand how American trade policy might play out is to analyze two plausible paths.

By Johan Gott | March 21, 2017

CFOs to Trump: Stop Tweeting, Keep H1-Bs

CFOs to Trump: Stop Tweeting, Keep H1-Bs

U.S. optimism Index jumps to 14-year high in Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey.

By | March 15, 2017

Repatriating Cash in a Territorial Tax System

Repatriating Cash in a Territorial Tax System

For now, companies are in a quandary as they wait for clarity about how to prepare for a territorial tax system.

By John Kelleher and Howard Wagner | March 1, 2017

Trump Names Wall Street Lawyer to Head SEC

Risk & Compliance

Trump Names Wall Street Lawyer to Head SEC

Jay Clayton, who has spent decades defending large banks, would become another Trump appointee with longstanding Wall Street ties.

By Matthew Heller | January 4, 2017

Trump Touts Sprint, OneWeb Job Creation Moves

Trump Touts Sprint, OneWeb Job Creation Moves

The companies had, in fact, previously announced they would be bringing 8,000 jobs to the U.S.

By Matthew Heller | December 30, 2016

CFOs Warily Optimistic About Trump

CFOs Warily Optimistic About Trump

On the upside: tax breaks and the post-election rally in the stock markets. On the downside: Trump’s protectionist plans and his “shock-like” statements.

By David Katz | December 13, 2016

Trump Win Boosts U.S. Business Optimism

Trump Win Boosts U.S. Business Optimism

The fourth-quarter Duke/CFO Business Outlook survey reflects what researchers call the "Trump Jump."

By | December 7, 2016

Could a CFO Run for President?

Could a CFO Run for President?

With non-career politicians doing well in polls, is a CFO candidacy so far-fetched?

By Henri Steenkamp | October 14, 2015