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Retail sales exceed forecasts, underscoring solid 2024 economic growth

CFO Dive

Recent signs of vitality have prompted some economists to mark up growth forecasts, despite weakness in manufacturing and a hiring slowdown early in the summer.

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Inflation slows more than forecast as tariff retreat eases price pressure

CFO Dive

Even after recent tariff reductions, U.S. consumers face an effective tariff rate of 17.8%, the highest level since 1934, the Yale Budget Lab said.

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CFOs up forecasting frequency amid economic uncertainty: survey

CFO Dive

Pricing pressures, labor costs and talent retention struggles are creating new forecasting challenges for financial and business leaders, the AICPA & CIMA survey found.

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Forecasting Future Fraud: Q&A With Joanne Horton Of Warwick Business School

Global Finance

Weve got what we think is a rather exciting model, which we describe in a working paper, that helps forecast in advance the likelihood that a firm will go on to commit accounting fraud. So, they change inventory methodology, or they change their assumptions on revenue recognition, and they make it such that they beat these forecasts.

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How To Optimize Cash Flow: Your Roadmap To Resilience!

Speaker: Genevieve Hancock, CPA

Go beyond traditional forecasting models, identifying key leverage points within your organization for liquidity, even in the most challenging environments. Understanding that cash flow management fuels every decision, every opportunity, and every growth phase is critical.

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Inflation exceeds forecasts as fuel prices surge

CFO Dive

Despite rising price pressures, futures traders believe the Federal Reserve will forgo a rate hike after a monetary policy meeting next week.

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2025 Cash Forecasting & Visibility Survey

Strategic Treasurer

Survey Results Cash Forecasting & Visibility Strategic Treasurer’s Cash Forecasting & Visibility Survey, developed in partnership with TIS, sought to understand the current trends in forecasting methods and technology, visibility and reporting, and technology use. It can take a few minutes to receive the email.

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now. 30% of businesses have invested in AI. Another 57% will do it in the next 12 months*.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance. Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? In this exclusive webinar, you'll learn to track the right data, forecast your cash inflows and outflows, and use strategic cash management to build a business that not only survives, but thrives! Register today!

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Acterys: Revolutionizing CIO & CFO Decision-Making

This state-of-the-art solution streamlines data integration, analytics, and forecasting, empowering leaders to make informed decisions quickly. Ever been captivated by the whispers of a software that's not just innovative but genuinely groundbreaking? Acterys unveils a groundbreaking technology tailored for CIOs and CFOs.

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Are Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive

Join Claire Grosjean for a dynamic discussion on how finance leaders can leverage data-driven strategies to improve spend visibility, enhance forecasting accuracy, and drive cost optimization without losing sight of the human element that makes financial decision-making effective.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-looking forecasts to predict cash levels.