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Sheryl Estrada

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Spirit Airlines’ shutdown is a case study in what happens when a turnaround plan breaks

Capital-intensive businesses need restructuring plans built for shocks, not just recovery.

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Apple just posted $111 billion in revenue. Now its CFO and incoming CEO are teaming up

Apple's next CEO, John Ternus, plans to continue the company's financial discipline into its next era.

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How AstraZeneca’s 17,000 AI-certified employees are helping it reach a ‘stretch goal’ of $80 billion in revenue

CFO Aradhana Sarin breaks down the building blocks behind the revenue target and reflects on a strong Q1.

30.04.2026 5

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OpenAI is ‘strongly positioned,’ says Wedbush’s Dan Ives

The markets overreacted to a report about OpenAI, Wedbush said.

29.04.2026 20

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The metrics driving Verizon’s turnaround

Under new CEO Dan Schulman, Verizon posted its first positive Q1 postpaid net adds in more than a decade.

28.04.2026 10

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Procter & Gamble’s CFO says pricing power isn’t a given anymore—here’s how the company plans to earn it

As inflation-weary consumers grow more price-sensitive, P&G's CFO talks strategy.

27.04.2026 6

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At Huntington Bancshares, the CFO is also the AI strategist

Zachary Wasserman discusses how he's leading the AI effort at Huntington and what drove the company's strong Q1.

24.04.2026 7

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Stephen and Ayesha Curry talk about the one habit that separates good business leaders from great ones

The Currys, co-founders of Plezi Hydration, discuss leading with purpose.

23.04.2026 6

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At $5 billion startup Checkr new employees build an app using AI during onboarding—even the new CFO

Checkr hires ZipRecruiter veteran Tim Yarbrough as its new CFO.

22.04.2026 8

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Stephen and Ayesha Curry are coming for the sports drink market—and their kids were the first focus group

In an interview with Fortune, the Currys explain why they jumped at the chance to work on a Michelle Obama-backed healthy sports drink Plezi...

22.04.2026 10

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Fermi’s CFO resigns—just two days after the CEO stepped down

As Fermi searches for a new CFO, the question isn’t just about AI expertise.

21.04.2026 20

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Warren Buffett’s favorite market indicator is flashing a warning

A new Fortune analysis breaks down what it means for investors today.

20.04.2026 7

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Meet the crypto guru to the Fortune 500

P2P.org's new CFO Betsabe Botaitis built her career at the intersection of finance and technology.

17.04.2026 8

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Bank of America’s 18,000 financial advisors just got a new AI tool as the company posts a record quarter

A new AI tool for financial advisors is one sign of how Bank of America is weaving artificial intelligence into its business model.

16.04.2026 30

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Citi’s new CFO touts AI gains as bank posts record $24.6 billion revenue quarter: ‘This is not the spell-checker working better’

Gonzalo Luchetti is already mapping the company's next chapter.

15.04.2026 8

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Exclusive: AlphaSense names new CFO as revenue tops $500 million

Samantha Greenberg joins the AI market intelligence platform as finance chief.

14.04.2026 8

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Tens of billions in days: CoreWeave shows how aggressively AI infrastructure is being funded

A landmark week for CoreWeave's capital structure reveals the aggressive financing strategies powering the AI infrastructure race.

13.04.2026 20

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26% of CEOs think the greatest threat to their job security is their own CFO

A new BCG stress index finds CEOs are stretched thin by growth targets, board pressure, and increasingly powerful CFOs.

10.04.2026 10

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The white-collar jobs most exposed to AI, according to Anthropic’s own data

Anthropic's head economist talks with Fortune about how AI can already handle far more work than most realize.

09.04.2026 5

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Why Oracle’s new CFO Hilary Maxson is key to its AI ambitions

Maxson joins the company a critical phase of AI and cloud infrastructure expansion.

08.04.2026 10

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AI is moving fast. CFOs have a narrow window to shape its value

At Fortune's Modern CFO dinner, a Stanford AI researcher talks about harnessing AI value.

07.04.2026 8

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The real impact of AI on SaaS isn’t what investors think

Lower costs and easier coding could fuel a surge in new software—not the end of it.

06.04.2026 10

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Dell’s CFO built a 27-year career without leaving the company. Here’s how he kept moving up

David Kennedy went from Dell intern to CFO.

03.04.2026 10

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The hedge fund billionaire betting Miami can rival New York’s Wall Street

Ken Griffin’s relocation playbook offers lessons on cost, talent, and regulatory strategy.

02.04.2026 10

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More people are using AI to manage their money— but they won’t let it make decisions alone

AI use is surging, but consumers want humans making the final call.

01.04.2026 10

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She was a customer before she was the CFO. Now she’s steering Workiva to $1 billion in revenue

Barbara Larson, an alum of Workday and VMware, says trusted data is the foundation on which everything else is built.

31.03.2026 5

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How Dell reinvented itself as an AI-server powerhouse — and what its CFO is building next

In two years, Dell built a $25 billion AI infrastructure business.

30.03.2026 20

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Dell’s CFO is using AI agents to run his finance team—and has helped the AI business go from $0 to $25 billion

David Kennedy discusses the company’s record-breaking year.

30.03.2026 20

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Why CFOs—not chief AI officers—are the secret to getting real value from AI

76% of companies with CFO-led AI got "great value." But only 2% do it that way.

27.03.2026 5

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CFOs believe AI is paying off. Researchers aren’t so sure—yet

A new study finds executives are seeing AI gains that haven't yet shown up in revenue.

26.03.2026 8

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AI robots could cost $13,000 by 2035: Here’s what that means for CFOs

How finance chiefs can turn AI's physical frontier into a competitive advantage.

25.03.2026 9

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One prediction isn’t enough — Why CEOs are shifting to wartime planning

As geopolitical risk mounts, mission-critical scenario planning involves rehearsing several plausible futures at once.

24.03.2026 10

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Adobe’s CFO is using AI to answer 300,000 emails, cut contract review in half — and make sure finance never slows the company down

Dan Durn's warning for finance chiefs: adopt AI or become a drag on growth.

23.03.2026 10

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Meet the CFO who turned Adobe’s finance department into an AI lab

Dan Durn is auto-responding to 300,000 emails, slashing contract review times, and stress-testing earnings messaging with AI. His thesis: finance that...

22.03.2026 20

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Why Block’s COO is tracking ‘gross profit per employee’—and how AI is on track to double it to $2 million

Block's Amrita Ahuja explains what is driving gross profit per employee to record levels inside the company.

21.03.2026 20

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The SEC may be about to blow up the quarterly earnings cycle. Here’s why CFOs are nervous.

Quarterly earnings have shaped markets for 50 years. That may be about to change.

20.03.2026 10

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Before Disney named a new CEO, it made sure the CFO was staying

Josh D'Amaro officially succeeded Bob Iger as CEO on March 18.

19.03.2026 10

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The ‘vibe coding’ threat to enterprise software is overblown, Workday’s CEO says—here’s his vision for what actually comes next

Workday's new Sana tools signal a shift toward AI agents in the future of finance.

18.03.2026 10

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$12 billion AI startup founder says future tech giants could operate with fewer than 100 employees

Advances in AI are enabling some startups to scale to millions of users with lean teams.

17.03.2026 10

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Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman is convinced AI isn’t a death knell for software

As AI reshapes industries, Friedman shares how Nasdaq is focused on innovation.

16.03.2026 10

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How Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman found her ideal job: ‘I realized I liked risk-taking more than risk management’

Friedman shares the mindset that shaped her career.

15.03.2026 20

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Thrivent bucks the AI layoff trend and plans to add 600 financial advisors this year: This is ‘how we grow our business’

The Fortune 500 company is ramping up a training pipeline to staff the next generation of advisors.

13.03.2026 10

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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is stepping down after 18 years—as pressure on the company mounts to deliver on AI

Adobe beats first-quarter earnings estimates, reports record AI-driven revenue growth, and outlines cautious guidance for Q2.

12.03.2026 10

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Why CFOs should pay attention to Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO—and its rumored $1.5 trillion market cap

Musk’s record IPO pitch leans on massive capex, thin profits, and a very long runway.

12.03.2026 30

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How AI is about to transform the C-suite for small businesses

Mastercard is rolling out an AI-powered virtual CFO.

11.03.2026 10

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Most small businesses can’t afford a full-time finance chief. So Mastercard is debuting a ‘virtual CFO’ built with AI

The new offering aims to help business owners manage cash flow, spot risks, and make CFO‑level decisions.

10.03.2026 10

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Something big is changing in auditing

"We’re already seeing the rise of the 'AI Auditor,'" says Steve Soter, VP and industry principal at Workiva.

10.03.2026 30

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How Block’s CFO became convinced the company needed only 60% of its staff

The finance chief discusses why a profitable fintech is betting that an AI-native workforce can outpace a much larger one.

06.03.2026 10

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Exclusive: Block’s CFO explains the AI leaps over 18 months that led to the decision to slash nearly half its workforce

New tools including its custom LLM "goose" gave leaders confidence that smaller teams can now handle “really meaningful bodies of work,” says...

06.03.2026 30

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Can Anthropic’s CFO sell Wall Street on an AI firm Washington calls a ‘risk’?

Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon and its “supply chain risk” designation may create headwinds for the company, Wedbush’s Dan Ives says.

05.03.2026 10

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