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BusinessWeek
January 8, 2007
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August 2, 2007
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September 1, 2006
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Will Fair Value Fly? Fair-value accounting could change the very basis of corporate finance. |
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February 9, 2011
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February 1, 2008
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March 24, 2011
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April 21, 2004
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August 2005
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Averting Revenue-Recognition Angst FASB and the IASB seek to allay worries over new rules for booking revenue. |
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April 2001 |
Court Ruling May Mean Resolution Or Revolution A key federal court ruling was expected at press time on a series of lawsuits against the HMO industry. Additionally, the nation's largest managed care operator reportedly is negotiating a settlement... |
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BusinessWeek
July 30, 2007 |
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Is KPMG Judgment-Proof? KPMG's Belgian office declines to produce evidence for U.S. plaintiffs. |
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Is Apollo the Head of the Class? There are many post-secondary investment options, but Apollo's programs and cash flow stand out. Investors, take note. |
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August 1, 2003
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Days of Future Past A year after the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, Congress has proposed a bill that undercuts the intent of the legislation. |
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January 2002
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An International Spat Over Bank Bookkeeping A dispute between the U.S. and international accounting standards boards is holding up a global agreement. |
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July 1, 2004 |
Double Standards? How controlled companies avoid independence rules... Name Game... Congress Weighs In -- Again... The Tortinator... etc. |
Reason
August 2002
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Knave of Torts Cooler coffee for $3 million and other lawyer bargains: a review of Why Lawsuits Are Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law, by Carl T. Bogus |
