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Tesla Puts Risky Insurance Strategy in Reverse

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Elon Musk might be the ultimate polymath. By day, he’s the CEO of a revolutionary automaker. His side hustles include building tunnels, making flamethrowers, and of course selling underpants. But apparently, there’s a limit to the endeavors...

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Buybacks Beware: SEC Settlement Sends Message About Internal Controls

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Public corporations are spending upwards of a trillion dollars annually on stock buybacks, sending capital back to shareholders by the truckload. However, in a year already fraught with perils for U.S. companies that would like to buy back...

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Two Enforcement Actions to Know Before Writing Your Next MD&A

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It’s the end of the quarter, and sure, you might be eager to make the numbers look as good as they can. But don’t go too far—and don’t take any liberties without explaining as much to investors. After all, the SEC says that the Management D...

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Three Things to Know Before You Write Your Next Earnings Release

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The third-quarter earnings season kicks off with the release of JPMorgan’s results on October 13. It’s an exciting time, and when issuers report results that squeak past the bar of analyst estimates, their investors will cheer. Maybe they s...

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SEC Exercises Patience in Enforcing New Lease Accounting Standard

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Parents have an instinctive sense of which household rules to enforce ruthlessly (“don’t lie” comes to mind), and which to be more lenient with (curfews, maybe). As it turns out, the same can be said of the Securities and Exchange Commissio...

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