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90% of CFOs are bullish on their own companies. 33% think the economy is bad. Deloitte's Q2 2026 survey captures the mindset defining finance leadership right now.

Even as the macro outlook dips for the second consecutive quarter, CFOs are leaning into risk and betting on their own companies. The tension is real, and the best finance leaders are using it to their advantage.

OpenAI's CFO says not knowing AI tools like Codex is now a dealbreaker in finance hiring. She put it exactly as bluntly as that.

Sarah Friar just drew a line in the sand on what she expects from finance talent. The question every CFO should be asking is whether their team would make it past her first screen.

1 in 10 new CEOs at Fortune 500 companies last year came directly from the CFO seat. That is the highest rate in a decade, and every single one was an internal promotion.

The CFO-to-CEO pipeline has never been stronger. And the reasons why tell you exactly what boards are actually looking for in a leader right now.

Elon Musk's finance chief says AI will erase the CFO title by 2030. His own company just lost a CFO it apparently still needed.

The claim making the rounds this week: xAI's finance chief argues AI will make the CFO role obsolete within four years. The irony is hard to miss. xAI hired a CFO, then lost one, in a period that looks nothing like a seamless handoff to AI-managed accounts.

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