News tagged with financial statement
Stock traders look to Facebook, Twitter for tips
The next big stock tip might be as close as a Twitter feed. Professional traders are developing computer programs that scour Internet posts in search of the next stock market darling. Their technology analyzes everything ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Auditor's report needs significant changes
Every year public companies release a financial statement that includes a report from an auditor. That report provides assurance about the quality of the financial information and is meant to help the company attract investors, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Sociological study reflects high financial malfeasance rates in largest US corporations
The need to "fix" or restate financial statements is an admission by corporate management that these reports (prior to their being corrected) to the government and the investing public misrepresented the corporations' financial ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud
Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from North Carolina State University unveils ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case
(AP) -- A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered charges against at least a dozen executives.
Aug 18, 2009 |
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