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Tesla Points to Energy, Robotics Businesses as EV Sales Plummet
Earnings // January 29, 2025

Tesla is at a crossroads, one that the electric vehicle (EV) maker with autonomy dreams may not be able to “full self-drive” (FSD) its way out of. The company’s fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings, reported Wednesday (Jan. 29), reveal a business grappling with...

Amazon to Eliminate ‘Small Number’ of Roles in Communications Department
Amazon // January 29, 2025

Amazon’s communications department is reportedly the latest segment of the company’s corporate workforce to see layoffs. The company is laying off dozens of people in the department, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 29). “Following a recent review, we’re making some changes to the Communications & Corporate Responsibility...

Kohl’s Customers Push CEO to Restore Retailer’s Past Glories
Retail // January 20, 2025

Kohl’s shoppers are reportedly hoping the chain’s new CEO can bring back some old favorites. The retailer appointed in November Michaels Companies CEO Ashley Buchanan to succeed CEO Tom Kingsbury, who stepped down last week. Now, customers are hoping Buchanan can reverse some of the...

KKR Looks to Sell Stake in Philippine FinTech Maya
Business // January 17, 2025

Global investment firm KKR is reportedly looking to sell its minority stake in Maya, a Philippine FinTech company that offers an all-in-one money app and operates a digital bank that has 5.4 million customers in the Philippines. KKR owns more than 20% of the company, and the...

Interviews & Exclusives
5 Metrics to Elevate Your Loyalty Program

July 04, 2024
Brands use loyalty programs to increase sales, acquire and retain members, enhance the customer experience and create advocates. Return on investment (ROI) is foremost among any brand’s metric to measure the efficiency and performance of a loyalty program. Since every loyalty program is different, calculating your ROI can be challenging. The purpose of investing in […]

Data, Communication, Empathy: CFOs Embrace Leadership Role

April 12, 2024
Modern leadership requires data, communication, empathy, and above all a holistic view of the business. Call these pillars the new drivers of success. Increasingly, it is falling to today’s chief...

Analytical Focus Moves CFOs From Bookkeepers to Business Partners

April 11, 2024
Today’s chief financial officers are as different from 1970s bean counters as apples are from oranges. In an operational landscape marked by ongoing uncertainty and a sea change of macro...

CFO Partnerships Are Putting the Collaboration in C-Suite

March 11, 2024
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. While the origins of that allegedly African proverb appear to be shrouded in uncertainty,...

Quick Reads
Walmart Canada to Build Dozens of Stores and Sell Fleet Business

January 30, 2025
Walmart Canada said Thursday (Jan. 30) that it will build dozens of new stores across the country over the next five years and that it will sell its fleet business. These moves will help the company further accelerate its growth in Canada, it said in a Thursday press release. “Walmart Canada is on an ambitious growth […]

Amazon to Eliminate ‘Small Number’ of Roles in Communications Department

January 29, 2025
Amazon’s communications department is reportedly the latest segment of the company’s corporate workforce to see layoffs. The company is laying off dozens of people in the department, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan....

Kohl’s Customers Push CEO to Restore Retailer’s Past Glories

January 20, 2025
Kohl’s shoppers are reportedly hoping the chain’s new CEO can bring back some old favorites. The retailer appointed in November Michaels Companies CEO Ashley Buchanan to succeed CEO Tom Kingsbury,...

KKR Looks to Sell Stake in Philippine FinTech Maya

January 17, 2025
Global investment firm KKR is reportedly looking to sell its minority stake in Maya, a Philippine FinTech company that offers an all-in-one money app and operates a digital bank that has 5.4...