Doctors make a lot of money across the United States. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics program, we found the job in each state with the highest average annual salary as of May 2017, the latest available data. For our calculations...

One of Berkshire Hathaway’s quirks is that the Omaha-based conglomerate has no company-wide budget (though many of the businesses it owns maintain their own). Berkshire subsidiaries are...

Given current technology trends, it seems fair to say that CFOs will be overseeing vastly different finance departments in the not-so-distant future—both in terms of who will be doing the work and how that work will get done. In fact...

  J.P. Morgan Chase— whose CEO Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin a fraud—has become the first bank to offer its own cryptocurrency, according to a report by CNBC. The cryptocurrency, dubbed JPM Coin, is intended for...

“Read my lips: no new taxes.” Those few words, uttered by then-American presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention on August 18, became a hallmark of Bush’s presidency. When taxes did go up - a move made by Congress - voters were angry and blamed the President. But how much influence do most U.S. Presidents have over taxes?...

Cryptocurrency exchanges that want to use Nasdaq’s proprietary surveillance technology need to have more than money. A team of about 20 people contribute to an elaborate due-diligence process aimed at ensuring that any exchange that wants to use the technology, which scans for fraudulent transaction patterns, is technically capable and morally inclined to use the powerful software wisely. Exchanges that pass the test...

While the initial drama of the government shutdown is now past us (even though another is looming), there is still drama impacting many Americans - and it has to do with their tax refunds. The initial start of tax season was Monday, with the IRS telling consumers that they began accepting e-filed returns on January 28, 2019. But...

What started off as a strong holiday shopping season ended with a whimper, as consumers, rattled by a trade war and a government shutdown, tightened their belts. The Commerce Department said...

What’s sprouting up this spring? For Financial pros, it’s unclaimed property deadlines. Eight states have reporting deadlines in March or April, and two others come later in July. And even companies that feel confident...

Yes, they actually tried to expense these things No doubt you and your staffers have seen some questionable expense reimbursement requests cross your desks. And we’ve highlighted some pretty outrageous ones in the past. But folks just keep on trying to slip things through...

Granted you probably won’t love your company’s banks every minute of every day. But is your financial institution notorious for making its customers unhappy? It just may be if it made LendEDU’s new list of U.S. Banks with the Most CFPB Complaints in 2018.

There is probably only one person that could put President Donald Trump and newly-elected Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on the same page after she infamously called him something profane and vowed to get him impeached. That person is...

CEOs and their leadership teams strive for revenue growth and the momentum and headlines such performance creates. Investors too, seek “momentum plays” and favor the high-fliers in the segment.  But does that pay off? Do competitors that deliver superior top-line growth consistently provide favorable returns for shareowners?

The tech giant reportedly used various tax breaks and credits to claim a $129 million rebate on $11 billion in profits last year. Amazon almost doubled its profits from $5.6 billion in 2017 to $11.2 billion in 2018, but the company isn’t expected to pay...

In one of the biggest deals in recent HR technology history, Ultimate Software agreed to be acquired by a private equity group for $11 billion. The move will allow...

At the beginning of every fiscal year, corporate leaders keep a close eye on their annual and quarterly goals, projecting expenditures and revenue into the future and setting benchmark cash flow forecasts. And once a strong budgeting strategy has been established, leaders need to ensure that every employee is on board. This buy-in--exemplified by high levels of organizational accountability--is necessary to ensure the successful execution of any budgeting strategy.

If you've ever had difficulty collecting on an invoice, you are in good company. Accounts receivable is the top cash-flow concern of small businesses, as well it should be. The folks at Fundbox estimate the total amount in unpaid invoices across all U.S. small businesses is approximately $825 billion. This comes to an average of $84,000 in unpaid invoices per small business. That may not be you, but any amount owed is too much. In my experience,...

Crisis? What crisis? Facebook reported stellar fourth-quarter and year-end financial results Wednesday, as my new Fortune colleague Danielle Abril explores in some depth. Quarterly revenues jumped 30% to nearly $17 billion, an astounding growth rate off such a large number. Profits soared...

If you have any doubts that digital transformation is top of mind for IT executives, just take a look at what they're buying. Spending on enterprise software, particularly cloud services and applications, is expected to...

A few blocks down the street from the White House, two dated 1970s office buildings are being combined and renovated into a space that will cut energy use and emissions by more than half. Soon, around half of the existing buildings in the city will also need to make changes under a new law. It’s one piece of an ambitious climate bill...