GE To Stop Offering Quarerly Earnings Forecasts

GE had originally begun making quarterly earnings forecast to display its consistent earnings to Wall Street. According to the Wall Street Journal, some GE observers think the earnings forecast prompted executives to sell assets or make other moves to hit their estimates.

From a compliance perspective, you would be worried that the pressure to hit the numbers could lead to fudging of numbers.

Good for GE for stepping away from their old practice.

Author: Doug Cornelius

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