Learn to Play the Earnings Game (and Wall Street Will Love You) The pressure to report smooth‚ ever higher earnings has never been fiercer. You don’t want to miss the consensus estimate by a penny--and you don’t have to. By Justin Fox In January‚ for the 41st time in the 42 quarters since it went public‚ Microsoft reported earnings that met or beat Wall Street estimates The 36 brokerage analysts who make the estimates were‚ as a group‚ quite happy about this - the 57 cents per share announced
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Google Inc.’s GOOG -0.72% quarterly earnings report hit Wall Street more than three hours early on Thursday due to a glitch. The bigger glitch was what the Internet giant’s results actually showed. Enlarge Image Shares of Google plunged after the company’s third-quarter results missed expectations of strong growth‚ and inadvertently were released well before the market’s close. Does Google’s notable revenue and earnings miss spell trouble for the tech sector? Is this a buying opportunity in
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What is freedom of press? Nowadays‚ when world full of political events every single tries to tell us what happens in the world and be the first in spreading the news. Of course not all the people would like some news to be published. To the disappointment of such people in many countries laws that protect freedom of press and speech exist. Well‚ this is small loss. The most troublesome‚ is when the article or any other material deals with those who is first-hand connected with these laws. These
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Edmund 62288211087 Audit 1 Audit Syariah Definition Audit is a process to investigate and verify an account‚ while Syariah is the rule of Islam (Hukum Islam). Therefore‚ Audit Syariah is the process to analyse‚ check‚ investigate and to make sure the operation and the management of Islamic Financial Institution (IFI) is accordance to the principal and the Syariah’s guidelines‚ mainly for the production of a product. Syarikah al-Rajhi al-Masrafiyyah LiL Istismar has define the Audit Syariah as “parties
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RETAINED EARNINGS CHAPTER 19 DEFINITION: Retained Earnings represents the cumulative balance of: Periodic net income or loss Dividend distribution Prior periodic errors Changes in accounting policy‚ and Other capital adjustments The illustrative statements of financial position and statement of changes in equity in IAS 1 and IAS 8 still maintain the title “retained earnings” 2 KINDS OF RETAINED EARNINGS Unappropriated Appropriated UNAPPROPRIATED RETAINED EARNINGS Represent
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FREEDOM. Freedom is the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint and‚ freedom requires sacrifice. What is the ANTONYM of freedom? OPPRESSION. Tell me‚ if human beings are each born with an independent brain to think‚ do you think people will stand still whilst being oppressed? NO. Do you think countries can continue being ruled when citizens feel oppressed? No. But for freedom to be granted‚ it is not going to be easy‚ sacrifice will be needed to be made
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advocacy. Counselors need to help the client prevent psychological distress by helping them develop resources and strengths while reducing negative influences. There are three models: the wheel of wellness model‚ the indivisible self- model‚ and advocacy. These models emphasize the importance of enhancing individual strengths and environmental resources and decreasing individual limitations and social stresses. Sally Jo Jacobs‚ 34‚ Female client whom is Caucasian and divorced with
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The Effect of the Factors in the Internal Audit Department on the Internal Auditors Objectivity in the Banks Operating in the United Arab Emirates: (A Field Study) Dr. Riham Muqattash‚ Asisstant professor‚ Al-Ain University of Science and Technology‚ Abu-Dhabi ABSTRACT Since the demand for range of non-audit services increases‚ the need for appropriate supervision and standards for assuring professionalism and especially objectivity in audit services also increases‚ this study examined
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OBJECTIVES OF THE AUDIT ENGAGEMENT The objectives for the audit engagement are as follows: * to act as auditors of Ayala Land‚ Inc. and to express an opinion its consolidated financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the prescribed financial reporting framework; * to highlight key issues that have been of relevance in the forming of our audit opinions; * to serve as a framework for the audit; * to ensure that an effective and efficient audit is performed in
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Asia includes the two worst-rated countries in the world‚ Burma and North Korea‚ as well as China‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam‚ all of which feature extensive state or party control of the press. Conditions in the world’s largest poor performer‚ China‚ remained highly repressive in 2009. Authorities increased censorship and Communist Party propaganda in traditional and online media in the periods surrounding high-profile events‚ such as politically sensitive anniversaries and a visit by U.S. President Barack
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