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U.S. President Donald Trump has recently suggested eliminating quarterly reporting for American public companies. He is seen here speaking in the Oval Office of the White House, on Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump renews push to end quarterly reporting — here’s what that would mean

Switching from quarterly to semiannual reporting may have merit, but as with any decision affecting a wide range of stakeholders, some stand to lose while others may gain.
A worker removes letters from the U.S. Agency for International Development building. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Trump administration sets out to create an America its people have never experienced − one without a meaningful government

The US economy has always been a mix of government regulation and market forces. The balance between those has shifted over time, but never has one side or the other been substantively removed.
The most in-the-know insiders earned three times as much as the typical investor in any given month. Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment via Getty Images

Insider trading − the legal kind − is a lot more profitable if you work for a multinational company

Executives and other high-level inside traders at US companies with global sales earned about three times as much in a month as the average investor, a new study found.
Gordon Gekko of ‘Wall Street’ may be the fictional face of insider trading. Ilona Gaynor/flickr

What’s insider trading and why it’s a big problem

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is pushing for a ban on active trading by members of Congress following accusations that some of their colleagues may have engaged in insider trading.
Mark Zuckerberg’s public comments contradict some of the information reported by The Wall Street Journal. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Why Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg may be in hot water with the SEC

Recent reporting suggests Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented different versions of the company’s policies in private and public. That could draw the scrutiny of regulators.
GameStop shares soared after some retail investors teamed up to jack up the price. AP Photo/John Minchillo

Why GameStop shares stopped trading: 5 questions answered

The easy answer as to why trading was halted relates to the stock’s ‘volatility’ after its dramatic climb in recent weeks. But it could also mean something fishy is going on.

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