Wall Street Raises Alarm on Trump Push to End Quarterly Earnings

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The Trump administration's proposal to end quarterly earnings reports has sparked debate on Wall Street, with some analysts warning of increased uncertainty and others seeing potential benefits; commenters discuss the implications for transparency and market volatility.

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downrightmike

4 months ago

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Quarterly earnings were mandated by the SEC in 1970 to increase transparency, and some analysts believe that changing the reporting schedule could lead to greater uncertainty and market volatility, while others see potential benefits for companies and investors.

actionfromafar

4 months ago

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It's easier to manipulate the markets if you not only have the advantage of advance knowledge, but your marks lack any knowledge!

lawlessone

4 months ago

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Im sure that's why Donnie is doing it.

But wouldn't this also help break the super short term pursuit of profits taking precedence over more sustainable business problem?

bear with me i have phrased the above horribly.

actionfromafar

4 months ago

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I know what you mean, but the "Market" is blind. The "quarter economy" is an expression meaning the "short-sighted economy". But it's not quarterly reports causing the short-sightnedness.

If there are no quarterly reports, investors will just look for information elsewhere. All it will do is open the doors even more for corruption.

lawlessone

4 months ago

fair point

wslhAuthor

4 months ago

Yes, and I don’t buy the argument that management’s lack of focus can be excused by pressure from quarterly reports. I’m sure there are solid arguments in favor of that view, but it’s hard not to be cautious when so many changes are happening at once (e.g. the Fed).

Zigurd

4 months ago

There's a thing in business called a continuous financial close. It's the equivalent to CI/CD for financials. If your business operates this way, there's very little upside to twice a year versus four times a year reporting.

Progress would be to incentivize businesses to provide continuous reporting of key numbers and ratios to investors and the public.

wslhAuthor

4 months ago

https://archive.is/ts6yp

almog

4 months ago

Coming next: ...and if private sector only reports twice a year, why should we have a monthly CPI/PPI/PCE/NFP, let alone weekly unemployment numbers?

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