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If you have earnings too frequently, it encourages companies to become hyper focused on earnings and make less long term investments. But if there is too much g
by deadbabe 7mo ago
If you have earnings too frequently, it encourages companies to become hyper focused on earnings and make less long term investments. But if there is too much gap in between earnings, there is potential for grifting. What to do?
- Gigachad 7mo agoEncourage more smaller privately owned companies rather than massive megacorps.
- pixelatedindex 7mo agoThey all grow by acquisitions, if you want smaller privately owned companies then you also need a strong anti-trust body.
- heliumtera 7mo agoSo either big companies would lobby against their interest, or SEC would do something independently. Honestly I cannot decide which one is more absurd.
- thinkingtoilet 7mo agoI highly doubt semi-annual reporting will shift the focus from the short term profits at all costs thinking that prevails today.
- Terr_ 7mo agoReport very frequently, then use a moving-window average for any sharp questions of tax and legislation?
- jimt1234 7mo agoQuarterly reporting didn't seem to hurt Amazon.