Accounting

Kraft Heinz Investors Now Must Trust That Things Are Normalizing and Restatements Are Not That Material

Posted: June 10, 2019 at 10:15 am

Kraft Heinz Co. (NASDAQ: KHC) has had a hard time finding friends as its share price continued to erode. On top of no real growth and changing consumer preferences on ...
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Nokia Defends Itself to Show Alcatel-Lucent Woes Not Material

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 11:20 am

Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) took it on the chin after the Finnish (and French) mobile and communications equipment maker warned of compliance issues at its Alcatel-Lucent business in ...
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Why Symantec’s Accounting Probe End Should Remove Major Shareholder Overhang

Posted: September 24, 2018 at 10:55 am

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) may have dodged a big bullet in its turnaround efforts. The company announced that it has ended its internal accounting probe and that there will be ...
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7 Large Companies That Easily Could More Than Double Their Dividends

Posted: September 18, 2018 at 7:10 am

It is no secret that investors love their dividends. After all, those dividends can account for up to half of an investor's total return over time. And when it ...
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Did GE’s Dividend and Conglomerate Structure Just Become More At Risk?

Posted: January 16, 2018 at 11:45 am

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is in even worse trouble than some turnaround investors may have feared. Some investors may have expected the news, but the longer-term structure of the ...
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11 Crucial Issues for Investors to Consider in Value Stocks

Posted: February 8, 2017 at 9:25 am

The one rule of making money in investing is to buy low and sell higher. The issue to consider is that there are many paths used by equity investors to get there. Some ...
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US Corporate Cash Balances Set to Rise 5% to $1.77 Trillion by End of 2016

Posted: November 3, 2016 at 2:10 pm

When tallying up the total cash sitting inside corporations in America, there are a few things to consider. First is that this generally pertains to non-financial companies because banks and ...
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Wells Fargo Enters the Penalty Box

Posted: September 10, 2016 at 8:55 am

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) is supposed to be the best run and most insulated bank from many of the current industry woes. The bank is supposed to have ...
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Powerball and Mega Millions Lottery Jackpots Nearing Record $1 Billion (Updated Higher)

Posted: January 7, 2016 at 12:45 pm

History is in the making for the world of lotteries, at least in the United States. Nearly $1 billion is now up for grabs for lottery players. Powerball's drawing for ...
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Sprint Uses Creative Financial Engineering and Alchemy to Raise Cash

Posted: November 20, 2015 at 9:55 am

When investors hear the terms "financial engineering" or "financial alchemy," the first thing that might come to mind is borrowing money to buy back stock to drive up earnings per ...
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How Worried Should Marvell Holders Really Be Over PwC Auditor Withdrawal?

Posted: October 27, 2015 at 12:05 pm

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) is not a stock that most investors expect to see down almost 15% in just one trading session. Unfortunately, Tuesday was no normal trading ...
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With Another Debt Sale, Even Apple Cannot Tap Vast Overseas Cash

Posted: May 6, 2015 at 11:55 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the biggest company in the world, and it is the world's most profitable company. Despite ending its most recent quarter with $193 billion or so ...
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Is It Possible That a $9.7 Billion Loss at Petrobras Is Actually OK?

Posted: April 23, 2015 at 8:10 am

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, released its audited financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014. That should read "finally released" in the reporting. The state-run Brazilian oil ...
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Why Is the CFO of Google Retiring at 52?

Posted: March 10, 2015 at 4:57 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has made a very small disclosure after the close, The internet search giant disclosed in an SEC filing that its Chief Financial Officer was announcing plans ...
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Ocwen Takes Steps to Defend Itself

Posted: January 26, 2015 at 10:35 am

Ocwen Financial Corp. (NYSE: OCN) Monday morning had a strong response to law firm Gibbs & Bruns, regarding residential mortgage-backed securities investors the firm represents. The company released an open letter ...
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