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This little-known accounting measure is ringing an economic warning bell

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jul 12, 2023
The level of corporate earnings manipulation is similar to that of other pre-recessionary periods, according to the M-Score.
The M-Score was used to flag Enron as having an elevated risk of fraud years before the company filed for bankruptcy.
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When will the tech giants' AI investments start paying off?

by Lily Jamali
Apr 25, 2023
Microsoft and Alphabet both reporting earnings this week. Expect AI to play a big role in their earnings reports.
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Why big banks are "canaries in the economic coal mine"

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 9, 2023
On Friday, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase will post earning reports. Parts of their business struggled in the fourth quarter.
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As earnings season rolls on, what's the mood of corporate America?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 26, 2022
So far this earnings season, most S&P 500 companies that have reported, beat revenue expectations. 
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What’s the best way to measure corporate performance?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 18, 2022
“There isn’t one,” said Patrick Badolato, a professor of accounting. But investors and analysts use “net income” and “EBITDA” in their attempts.
Obscure financial metrics "seem to tell a nice and neat and tidy story, and the reality is messy and nuanced,” said Patrick Badolato, an associate professor of accounting at the University of Texas.
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What's the deal with the U.S. dollar?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 26, 2019
From presidential tweets to corporate earnings reports, the U.S. dollar has been getting a lot of mentions recently.
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Don't look at corporate earnings for clues on how the economy is doing

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 30, 2019
What's good (or bad) for corporations may not be good for the economy overall.
Board members watch a video demonstration for the Surface Hub 2 during the Microsoft annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington, in 2018.
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With regulations, India sets up roadblocks for Amazon

by Ben Bradford
Feb 1, 2019
In its push for global dominance, Amazon bet big on India as a major growth market. But the company wasn’t counting on the country’s tough new e-commerce rules. With the retail market saturated at home, Amazon, Walmart and other corporations must find emerging markets to grow. So why is India limiting Amazon’s services? And how will […]
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As corporate earnings season rolls on, winners and losers emerge

by Mitchell Hartman and Marielle Segarra
Oct 23, 2018
Tariffs are costing some companies plenty. Others are immune, at least for now, and benefiting from tax cuts.
“We have the highest prices in the world right now for aluminum and steel,” said Kristin Dziczek, a vice president at the Center for Automotive Research. Above, Ford Mustangs are assembled at a plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, in 2004.
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As corporate earnings season rolls on, winners and losers emerge

by Mitchell Hartman and Marielle Segarra
Oct 23, 2018
Tariffs are costing some companies plenty. Others are immune, at least for now, and benefiting from tax cuts.
“We have the highest prices in the world right now for aluminum and steel,” said Kristin Dziczek, a vice president at the Center for Automotive Research. Above, Ford Mustangs are assembled at a plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, in 2004.
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