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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending May 26

Bridgestone, Western Gas, The Buckle, Marketo, Sikich, Kirkland's, Insys…

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What CFOs Need to Know About Blockchain

Most people know blockchain as the backbone for bitcoin, but there are a…

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Proactive health-care organizations are focusing big data and analytics…

Special Report: New Hope for Health-Care Costs

While the medical inflation rate is still twice that of general inflation,…

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KPMG Replaces Audit Chair in Wake of PCAOB Leaks

An employee at the accounting oversight board leaked news of upcoming inspections to a…

How to Get Your ROI on Employee Benefits Spending

If workers don’t understand their benefits, they won’t appreciate them.

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FASB’s revenue recognition standard includes complex disclosure requirements that will…

Auditors Can Be Friendly as Well as Skeptical, Study Finds

Auditors who trust their clients can feel freer to be more skeptical of their financial…

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CFOs at companies of any size would do well to emulate these common approaches to running…

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CEOs Urge Restraint in NAFTA Renegotiation

A group of top chief executives says the White House should seek to modernize, not…

Appian Joins Enterprise Tech IPO Parade

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Sears Swings to Profit But Sales Slide Continues

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Payless Probing Dividend Payments to PE Firms

The bankrupt retailer's investigation could result in legal claims against the firms that…

Best Buy Shares Rise 21% on Big Q1 Sales Beat

Same-store sales had been expected to decline but the 1.6% gain suggests Best Buy is…

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The rating agency says China's "financial strength will erode somewhat over the coming years" as a result of excessive economy-wide debt.