{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Grant Thornton to Acquire CBIZ & Trump Puts Immunity Over Blanche","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b230ed61\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3442,"description":"Chapters\n \nShow NotesGrant Thornton Advisors to acquire CBIZ in $5 billion transactionhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/07/29/grant-thornton-set-to-buy-cbiz-for-5-billion-become-5th-largest-firm-in-u-s/187542/\nAccounting Firm CBIZ Urged by Activist Investor to Pursue M&Ahttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-07/accounting-firm-cbiz-urged-by-activist-investor-to-pursue-m-a\nTrump floats pulling Blanche's AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave officehttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-ag-doj-cornyn-tillis.html\nDonald Trump's tax audit immunity remains in place as Blanche's path to confirmation is clearedhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/as-blanches-path-to-confirmation-is-cleared-trumps-tax-audit-immunity-remains-in-place-3858601/\nErnst & Young data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion ganghttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ernst-and-young-data-breach-claimed-by-shinyhunters-extortion-gang/\n2026 Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Studyhttps://controllerscouncil.org/2026-corporate-finance-accounting-talent-research-study/\nAccounting's missing middlehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accountings-missing-middle\nA third of companies look to increase finance and accounting hireshttps://www.cfo.com/news/companies-look-to-boost-hiring-pay-for-finance-and-accounting-staff-controllers-council-report/824667/\nAI's top value for finance now lies in improving judgment, not efficiencyhttps://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-top-value-finance-now-085159658.html\nNearly Half of Gen Z Workers Say AI is Making Them Less Intelligenthttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/05/19/nearly-half-of-gen-z-workers-say-ai-is-making-them-less-intelligent/183621/\nXero Announces U.S. Subscription Price Changeshttps://www.xero.com/us/pricing-plans/update/\nIntroducing the Lovable Xero connector: build on your Xero data, no code...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BBmKVcKOQ6x_m3yMMvg6kZR2Y9d_FKTdVd0Ofv-4fhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNzMvMTY4OTYx/NzY3MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}