The long-term benefits of semi-annual reporting are doubtful, while its costs are significant, say Robert Pozen and Mark Roe.
Finance and tax departments have little choice but to build forecasting models that can accommodate a number of different variables.
"Economic indicators so far aren't entirely convincing on a second-quarter bounce in activity," one economist says.
A lower corporate tax rate would not only raise net income after taxes, it could also increase a company's borrowing capacity.
In the first-quarter Duke/CFO Business Outlook Survey, CFOs advise the president to change his communications tactics.
The gain was the third in four quarters but some analysts are cutting back their forecasts for S&P 500 earnings for the first quarter.
The proposed law would significantly amend the Dodd-Frank Act and restore flexibility to financial institutions.
One way to understand how American trade policy might play out is to analyze two plausible paths.
U.S. optimism Index jumps to 14-year high in Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey.
For now, companies are in a quandary as they wait for clarity about how to prepare for a territorial tax system.
CFOs are optimistic about the U.S. economy under a Trump administration, but are unclear on how their companies will benefit, according to new data.
Jay Clayton, who has spent decades defending large banks, would become another Trump appointee with longstanding Wall Street ties.
