WSJ CFO Journal

The Big Four accounting firm has been grappling with slower demand for certain advisory services and lower voluntary attrition wsj.com/cfo-journal/kp… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

Shoppers are increasingly buying goods on TikTok Shop. Retailers want in and are setting up their own virtual storefronts. wsj.com/business/retai… via @WSJ @JenKayW

Exclusive: Forvis Mazars Lays Off U.S. Workers in Restructuring wsj.com/cfo-journal/fo… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

KPMG is cutting roughly 10% of its U.S. audit partners, people familiar with the matter said, following a yearslong effort to push more of them to voluntarily retire early wsj.com/cfo-journal/kp… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

As M&A deals bulk up, so have the fees banks rake in advising targets. Last year, six acquisitions generated sell-side fees of at least $100 million, with the top fee at $130 million. wsj.com/cfo-journal/mo… via @WSJ @kcbroughton

Private jet company Wheels Up wants its private jets to be more accessible to certain high-end commercial travelers. wsj.com/business/airli… via @WSJ @JenKayW

FASB plan for stablecoin accounting rules moves forward. wsj.com/cfo-journal/co… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

Auditing firms are eagerly putting AI agents to work on the most rote part of audits—with human supervision. But some firms harbor bigger plans for their bots. wsj.com/cfo-journal/in… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

Technology can do a lot for accountants. But it still can’t save them from the field trips that make them rethink all of their life choices. wsj.com/lifestyle/care… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

Oracle Names Hilary Maxson Chief Financial Officer wsj.com/cfo-journal/or… via @WSJ

Revolve has long made returns free and easy for its customers, pushing its return rate well above its peers. The company’s executives have no plans to change the policy. wsj.com/cfo-journal/th… via @WSJ @JenKayW

Seun Sodipo, who took over as CFO last fall, says Plaid turned a full-year adjusted profit in 2025 wsj.com/cfo-journal/pl… via @WSJ @kcbroughton

‘Honestly, it feels like a funeral in the office.’ How work life got so terrible. wsj.com/business/how-w… via @WSJ @markgmaurer @ChipCutter

Big Returns From AI Investments Are Here, CFOs Say wsj.com/cfo-journal/bi… via @WSJ @kcbroughton @JenKayW

Block warned that deep job cuts across companies will be unavoidable amid greater adoption of artificial intelligence. wsj.com/cfo-journal/bl… via @WSJ @markgmaurer @waldensiew

Companies are breaking up some of this year’s biggest bond offerings into bite-size pieces for the debt market to digest wsj.com/business/c-sui… via @WSJ @kcbroughton

Intuit is accelerating the pace of its stock buybacks and ending scheduled stock sales by its senior management team to help shore up its stock wsj.com/cfo-journal/in… via @WSJ @waldensiew

Companies’ healthcare costs are surging, prompting executives to weigh how to limit the impact wsj.com/cfo-journal/as… via @WSJ @JenKayW

The gap between tech giants’ financial commitments and their disclosure is widening as the companies pursue power supplies, the raw material behind artificial intelligence. wsj.com/cfo-journal/bi… via @WSJ @markgmaurer

Urban Outfitters’ clothing-rental service Nuuly surpassed its sales target last year and is helping boost the retailer’s overall growth by driving shoppers to its other brands wsj.com/articles/urban… via @WSJ @JenKayW