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deadbabetoday at 12:22 AM4 repliesview on HN

If you have earnings too frequently, it encourages companies to become hyper focused on earnings and make less long term investments. But if there is too much gap in between earnings, there is potential for grifting. What to do?


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Gigachadtoday at 12:24 AM

Encourage more smaller privately owned companies rather than massive megacorps.

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Terr_today at 1:07 AM

Report very frequently, then use a moving-window average for any sharp questions of tax and legislation?

thinkingtoilettoday at 12:26 AM

I highly doubt semi-annual reporting will shift the focus from the short term profits at all costs thinking that prevails today.

jimt1234today at 5:19 AM

Quarterly reporting didn't seem to hurt Amazon.