The "prevailing norm" in corporate America is "governance is lacking, resources are misaligned, and enterprises fly blind to their most critical cybersecurity risks, putting the company and shareholders on uncertain ground," said Scott Kannry, CEO of the cyber-risk engineering firm Axio.

"For the first time in U.S. states, companies will need to collect meaningful permissions from their customers to gather and apply data relating to the customers' position on the globe."

Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy, as wage gains are finally outpacing inflation and unemployment remains low. Consumer sentiment is at its highest since 2021.

Average CFO pay—including salary, bonuses, stock awards, and options—climbed from $2.4 million in 2016 to $3.5 million in 2021.