When ordinary folks need cash, they go to an ATM. Lately, CFOs looking to raise funds for their companies are doing the same. The ATMs being tapped by finance chiefs aren’t money-spouting machines, they’re at-the-market stock sales – but they serve the same purpose, providing companies with a flexible tool for accessing cash.

With 2025 just a few weeks away, CFOs are firming up their outlooks and putting finishing touches on budgeting and spending plans, including how much to allocate capital for dealmaking. The M&A climate improved this year after a weak 2023, and finance chiefs expect that trend to accelerate in the months ahead.

US executives turned significantly more optimistic about the economy and prospects for their own businesses after Donald Trump won the presidential election, with finance chiefs and other leaders expecting stronger growth in 2025 even as they see inflation as a risk, two surveys showed.

Saudi Aramco’s finance chief talks about the company’s debt and dividend spending plans in the latest edition of CFO Briefing.

Saudi Aramco plans to take on more debt and will focus on “value and growth” for its dividend over the long term, the company’s finance chief told me in an exclusive interview for Bloomberg News.

As global leaders meet to discuss efforts to address climate change, CFOs, too, face tough decisions around sustainability.

With the US election and this month’s Federal Reserve meeting now done, CFOs have gained clarity in some areas, but not in others. What’s the upshot?

In the latest CFO Briefing, I take a closer look at why companies prioritize investments in their own business — as opposed to dealmaking (before we all get overrun by the US election).

The US presidential race remains a toss-up, but Trump’s proposed tariff regime is daunting enough to prompt corporate game-planning even before the votes are tallied, finance chiefs told me for the latest edition of CFO Briefing.

Beat or miss? The latest CFO Briefing dives into into the art and science of setting earnings guidance.