Analysis

We're likely to replay the drama in two years, and even though the United States didn't miss a payment, the drama prompted a downgrade in the nation's credit rating and a stock market slide.

Deloitte managing director Brenda Ciampolillo explores the implications of new research suggesting nearly half of companies will divest a business unit this year.

Extreme fears have abated slightly, though markets are still on high alert.

Fitch Ratings warns the nation's AAA rating is under threat from the political standoff over the debt limit; DBRS Morningstar places the U.S. AAA rating under review "with negative implications"; and the cost of insuring U.S. sovereign debt with derivatives has risen.

According to Gartner analyst Mark D. McDonald, some finance professionals are actively learning about generative AI and starting to experiment with it—and they're the ones who will succeed in the long run.

"Starting to comply with the DSA will be a game changer in terms of how the platforms and the biggest search engines are structured and dealing with compliance, transparency, governance, reporting, independent audits."