Keep in mind that your discussion forum postings will likely be seen by other members of the course. Care should be taken when determining what to post.
Post a link to an article from Wall Street Journal (published in the last 60 days before this post) on anyone (or combinations) of these topics:
accounting income misrepresentation,
earnings management, or
corporate fraudulent reporting
Financial statement
Book value and market value
Income, cash flow, and forecasting
Costs of capital
The Post
Please summarize the article/events, comment on how it relates to the topics mentioned, and how it applies to the financial analyses of current performance, growth and forecasting future performance.
You will be evaluated on how current the article is, how closely it relates to the respective topics mentioned and the quality of the contribution to the discussion in class. Your post should be 200-250 words.