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Job openings fell in December in biggest decline since October 2023, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday—although the dip coincided with a small increase in new hires, the layoff rate was flat, and there are still more openings than job seekers. The Federal Reserve will likely see this as a sign the labor market has cooled, according to Conrad DeQuadros, a senior economic advisor at Brean Capital.

2 months ago | cfobrew.com | Graison Dangor

Outside the Grind is our occasional feature that spotlights the unique passion projects, side hustles, and hobbies of finance professionals outside the office. Let us know if you know, or you are, a CFO or finance pro with an interesting, weird, or unusual side gig. Like many CPAs, Greg Adams wanted to dispel the idea that accounting is boring.

2 months ago | cfobrew.com | Graison Dangor

What’s the CFO equivalent of a Super Bowl? Leading a business through an IPO or a big merger? For Dan Crumb, his Super Bowl is the Super Bowl, because he’s CFO of the Kansas City Chiefs, which on Sunday could win a record-breaking third consecutive championship. Crumb, who’s led the team’s finances since 2010, spoke with CFO Brew about what it’s like to be an NFL CFO, from budgeting and forecasting to the perks of being on the league's most dominant team.

2 months ago | cfobrew.com | Graison Dangor

The flurry of executive orders and personnel changes from the new Trump administration in the past two weeks probably contributed to the word “uncertainty” popping up in earnings calls quite a bit in January, according to a CFO Brew review. Here’s what some CFOs are saying about uncertainty around interest rates, tariffs, and regulation in recent days. Got your interest?

2 months ago | cfobrew.com | Graison Dangor

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s injunction on the embattled Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), but we doubt there was any Champagne flowing at the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). It turns out that the law still can’t be enforced while a separate injunction—from a judge in the same district court—is in place, the Wall Street Journal reported. Let’s recap.