Accounting July 18, 2025
86% of Financial Professionals Express Concern Over Economy
Additionally, 50% say they are “very concerned” about the likelihood of a recession, and 22% expect one to hit within the next 12 months.
Financial Reporting June 5, 2025
Business Executives’ Optimism About U.S. Economy Sinks as Recession Fears Loom, AICPA and CIMA Survey Finds
The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other CPAs in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.
Taxes April 28, 2025
Trump’s Poll Numbers Drop Near 100-Day Mark, Raising Tax-Plan Stakes
Voter discontent with President Donald Trump’s economic stewardship is sinking his popularity as he approaches the symbolic 100-day mark of his second term, ratcheting up pressure on congressional Republicans to pass his tax plan.
Payroll April 22, 2025
AICPA Survey Shows Americans are Cutting Costs and Delaying Major Purchases Amid Recession Fears
More than one third of American adults have felt cautious (37%) or uncertain (36%) about their financial situation in the past 12 months.
Small Business April 16, 2025
Economists See Tariffs Eating into Growth and Hiking Prices as Recession Fears Loom
Prominent economists are lowering their U.S. growth forecasts this year while hiking their expectations for inflation, with the tariff war raising the likelihood of a recession.
Accounting April 8, 2025
Trump Administration Wants $1 Trillion Budget for Defense, Cuts to Social Security
President Donald Trump said his administration had approved a defense budget in the “vicinity” of $1 trillion.
Small Business April 7, 2025
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns of ‘Significant’ Risk of Recession from Tariffs
Extreme market movements are “causing many to consider a greater probability of a recession,” Dimon wrote in his closely watched yearly dispatch on the bank’s performance and the global economy.
General News March 22, 2025
Federal Judge Says 25,000 Workers Can Keep Jobs for Now
The Trump administration must continue to comply with a Maryland judge’s order to temporarily reinstate almost 25,000 fired employees at 18 U.S. agencies for at least another week, a federal appeals court held.
Small Business February 25, 2025
Consumer Confidence Dropped Sharply in February
February's fall in confidence was shared across all age groups but was deepest for consumers between 35 and 55 years old. The decline was also broad-based among income group.
Small Business February 25, 2025
Trump Says Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Will Go Forward March 4
“The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” Trump responded. The Commerce Department is currently calculating the rate it will impose on other countries, promising to incorporate both tariffs and other barriers on U.S. imports.