A ratio of debt to equity is calculated by dividing total debt by the amount of shareholders' equity, found near the bottom ...

Few teenagers dream of becoming a chief financial officer (cfo) when they grow up. If things are going well, ceos take the credit (and a fatter slice of the spoils) instead. cfos seldom make the news ...

A few months ago, we published a column entitled, “Understanding Financials: Your Income Statement.” To re-read that e-column, click here. The balance sheet is another of the financial statements ...

If you’ve ever wondered what your bank is invested in, there’s good news for you. Yes, good news, even now with everyone worried about the safety and soundness of their bank — because as it happens, ...

Mid-market CFOs caught in a modernization gap, Senate votes to end government shutdown, Starbucks union plans strike.

Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, has said the central bank has "a long way to go" in curbing inflation, suggesting that its balance sheet reductions — known as quantitative tightening — ...