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Who’s setting expectations on Wall Street?

29 October 2019 - Daily business news and economic stories from Marketplace

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Investors in Tesla Should Take a Long-Term View

22 October 2019 - Tesla reports its earnings after the market close on Oct. 23. Tesla stock will jump based on whether it meets analysts’ expectations. This is usually based on metrics like deliveries, profitability or projected production.

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Levi Strauss bets moral mission can survive public markets

11 October 2019 - Maker of denim jeans insists it only wants investors focused on the long term

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Asset Managers With This Characteristic Earn Higher Returns Over Time

30 September 2019 - There may be a way to predict which asset management firms will actually deliver over the long term. FCLTGlobal — an advocacy group for long-termism led by entities including BlackRock and the Canada Pension Plan Investment...

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Report Finds that Companies are More Short-Sighted Than Before the Financial Crisis

30 September 2019 -   Boston, MA, 30 September 2019 – FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for a longer-term focus in business and investment, released today a report that identifies the key predictors of long-term success for global companies...

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Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon want companies and investors to Embrace a New Idea of Value. Here’s Where to Begin

19 September 2019 - American corporations often focus on quarterly earnings or short-term stock movements, but the real goal for long-term value creation is to build a business that can be a reliable source of growth for all stakeholders...

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Business Roundtable’s Statement of Corporate Purpose Prioritizes Long-Term Value Creation

19 August 2019 - FCLTGlobal commends the Business Roundtable and all 181 CEOs that have signed on to today’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. Research shows that creating long-term value is a critical part of a chief...

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Jay Clayton: Don’t Want To Wake Up in 10 Years & Find Public’s Ability to Invest in Corporate America Has Been Cut in Half

19 July 2019 - “That would really bother me,” Clayton told an SEC round table that zeroed in on complaints a short-term focus has surged in public companies while a long-term emphasis has waned to the detriment of retail...

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Improving Long-Term Performance

16 July 2019 - A growing body of research confirms that companies managed under a long-term strategic business plan substantially outperform their short-term peers over time. In addition, the primary referees of corporate law in the United States,...

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This is What it Takes to be a Long-Term Investor

1 July 2019 - FCLT Global, a non-profit organization led by institutional investors including BlackRock and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has released new guidelines that aim to help allocators and asset managers become better long-term investors....

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Is the End of Quarterly Forecasting in Sight?

5 June 2019 - Apple’s share price tumbled, bringing the rest of the market temporarily down with it. But that forecast Apple missed, known on Wall Street as quarterly “guidance,” is falling out of favor among many corporations, with...

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