Microsoft, Salesforce woo skeptical CFOs on new generative AI spending

Optimism around the transformational opportunity of generative artificial intelligence continues to grow. As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently told CNBC’s Jim Cramer after unveiling a new generation of AI chips and new deals taking AI beyond the tech sector, with Johnson & Johnson and GE Healthcare, “We’re in the beginning of this AI computing ramp. … Read more

CFOs are as bullish on the Dow and Fed as they’ve been in a long time

Chief financial officers at large companies see a U.S. economy and equities market that can continue to grow, even as fears about sticky inflation and a potentially overextended, and concentrated, bull run in stocks weigh on investors. That’s according to the CNBC CFO Council Survey for the first quarter of 2024, which shows a dramatic … Read more

Women CEOs in New Zealand enjoy twice the pay of their male counterparts

In 2023, New Zealand had the strongest board representation with more than 40% of female CEOs, according to MSCI. Shannon Fagan | The Image Bank | Getty Images New Zealand is showing the way for women participation in executive roles as well as compensation at a time when the rest of the world suffers from … Read more