…calculate a company’s EPS by dividing its earnings by the number of outstanding shares. It’s important to note in your earnings article whether a company’s EPS missed analyst estimates, were…
…letter from the CEO, which provides an overview of the company’s commitment to social responsibility. A strong CEO letter will communicate the challenges a company faces when trying to address…
…contract “comes due” and never actually take delivery of the underlying commodity. Marry commodities and companies The best way for local reporters to write about commodities is to think about…
…many more tricks than computers today. This type of subatomic computing gets a lot more complicated too, but the gist is that quantum computers can parse through data a lot…
…(Have you come across any travel sharing companies that you like? Feel free to share them with me at auntbenet@gmail.com.) Love Home Swap, founded by UK entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow in 2011,…
What is a nonprofit entity and what is a campaign committee? That question is now being put to the Federal Election Commission by Democrats who are taking aim at Karl…
…In short, it’s complicated. Here are four angles on the topic to research in communities large and small. Infrastructure gaps There is both a high supply of compostable materials and a…
…was at Fortune, knew something was wrong in 2001. The company didn’t want to address questions and not even analysts knew how the company worked.: But for all the attention…
…once led the world of high finance went under, were merged into other institutions or reinvented themselves as commercial banks. AIG – the nation’s largest insurance company – was taken…
…some of the most common punctuation errors should help. Commas There are tons of rules regarding commas. Some of the trickier ones, courtesy of the AP stylebook. • Use commas…
…comments posted on a particular topic all agree. And don’t limit your research to the Internet. Begin building primary source material from the government agencies and private companies that are…
…company. In return, the insurer agrees to make periodic payments to you beginning immediately or at some future date. In a fixed annuity, the insurance company pays you a specified…
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