Yahoo! News Search Results for accountingSEC proposes international accounting plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a plan to allow public companies to begin using international accounting standards for reporting financial results in two years, and may require them to do so starting in 2014.
An SEC Timetable for Global Accounting Rules (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
A road map has been tentatively set up by a unanimous commission allowing U.S. companies to adopt international accounting standards
Big Shift in Accounting Rules Nears (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
U.S. execs welcome the clarity of the SEC's new timetable for switching from GAAP to international standards. But adopting new ways won't be easy or inexpensive
Summary Box: Spending, incomes fall in July (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
INCOMES AND SPENDING: Americans' incomes fell a larger-than-expected 0.7 percent in July, the biggest drop in nearly three years, while consumer spending rose by just 0.2 percent. After accounting for inflation, spending actually fell for a second straight month, the Commerce Department said.
IBD's Top 10 - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
1 That's well up from the initial reading of a 1.9% annual rate and views for 2.7%. Exports surged, accounting for nearly all of Q2's growth. Some fear export gains will slow, but lower oil prices should curb imports. Inventories fell sharply -- but less than first thought. Tax rebates perked up consumer spending. Housing was a drag, but less so than in recent quarters.
Court upholds dismissal of charges in KPMG case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of criminal charges against 13 former executives at KPMG, saying prosecutors violated the defendants' rights by pressuring the accounting firm not to pay their legal bills.
Calpine Corporation Announces Appointment of Kenneth A. Graves as Interim Corporate Controller and Principal ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON & SAN JOSE, Calif.----Calpine Corporation announced today that Kenneth A. Graves has been appointed Interim Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective immediately.
IBD's Top 10 - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
Q2 GDP Growth Revised To 3.3%. That's well up from the initial reading of a 1.9% annual rate and views for 2.7%. Exports surged, accounting for...
Demand for military bomb techs at all-time high (AP via Yahoo! News)
Many things have gone wrong for Navy Senior Chief Tommy Gura while disarming nearly 200 improvised explosive devices in Iraq. He's been shot at and targeted for mortar attacks. His robots have blown up and he's lost communication to call for backup.
Stocks end lower on personal income data (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wall Street tumbled Friday after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consumer spending slowed. The Dow Jones industrial average more than 170 points, while a disappointing profit report from computer maker Dell Inc. weighed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index.
