"We need to make efforts to minimize the cost. One of the easiest and straightforward ways to do that is to accelerate localization."

CFOs and treasury leaders should stop looking for one valuation formula—and start judging AI investments by use case, maturity, and business impact.

"Even though we've seen RTO efforts and some high-profile remote-work rollbacks, most workers say they haven't been brought back into the office full time."

The highest monthly increase in nearly 4 years can largely be attributed to soaring gas prices resulting from the war in Iran.