Government Shutdown Costs Federal Contractors $12 Billion in One Month
Businesses that work with the U.S. government have lost an estimated $12 billion in revenue during the first four weeks of the ongoing federal...
Fed Cuts Rates Again but Signals Uncertainty Over December Move
The Federal Reserve approved its second consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday but stopped short of promising more reductions this year, sending mixed signals...
Trump, Takaichi Seal Rare Earths Deal, Pledge ‘Golden Age’ in US-Japan Ties
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday finalized a rare earths agreement that both leaders described as the...
U.S. and China Near Trade Deal to Avert Tariffs and Ease Tensions
Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials reached a preliminary framework for a trade deal that could halt Washington’s planned 100% tariffs on Chinese imports...
China Pledges to Boost Consumption and Tech Self-Reliance in Five-Year Plan
China’s top leadership on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen domestic consumption and advance homegrown technology over the next five years, signaling renewed focus...
Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi made history on Tuesday after being elected by Japan’s parliament as the country’s first female prime minister, following weeks of intense political...
Paris Reels After ‘Heist of the Century’ at the Louvre
French authorities are in a frantic race to recover priceless Napoleonic-era jewels stolen in what officials are calling the most audacious museum robbery in...
Americans Rally Nationwide in “No Kings” Protests Against Trump
Thousands of Americans gathered across the country on Saturday for the “No Kings” demonstrations, protesting what they view as President Donald Trump’s growing consolidation...
China Denounces U.S. Over Rare Earth Dispute and “Distorted” Remarks
China on Thursday accused the United States of spreading fear over its new rare earth export restrictions and sharply rebuked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...
China’s Rare Earth Curbs Draw U.S. Warning and Decoupling Threat
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned Beijing that its sweeping new export controls on rare earths and other critical minerals could push the...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
