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SEC Serves Up Guidance on Alternative Performance Metrics

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When the online consignment shop The RealReal went public last summer, its shares flew off the shelves. On the first day of trading, the stock price popped from $20 to $28.90. Investors liked what they read about the company in its S-1, whi...

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Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Corporate Disclosures

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The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left public health officials around the world taking precautions to limit the spread of the disease, which has already resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people in China. Individuals are also bei...

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Regulators Getting Bad Vibes From Goodwill

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The balance sheets of public companies currently hold $5.5 trillion in assets lumped under the heading of goodwill. The term, which connotes feelings of cheer and good tidings, is accounting speak for the difference between the purchase pri...

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SEC Proxy Guidance in Limbo

Shadow regulators overseeing bushy tracks fence

Score one for free speech? If you’ve been following the back-and-forth, you’ll recall that influential shareholder adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) fought back last year against August guidance from the SEC for proxy advisor...

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Airbnb Opens its Doors to Stakeholders

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Poke around on the website and it becomes clear that Airbnb fancies itself a different kind of company. The room-sharing and travel service touts itself as “an economic empowerment engine” that ensures the financial impact of tourism stays...

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