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White House Sees Hearing Aids as Chance to Lower Prices Through More Competition

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At present, just four manufacturers control 84% of the hearing-aid market, according to the Open Markets Institute, a think tank critical of corporate concentration. Has corporate concentration raised prices for you? The reason, analysts say, is federal and state rules that compel manufacturers to sell through medical professionals.

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Meta, Amazon, Snap, Pinterest: What to Watch in the Stock Market Today

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Technology shares are leading losses after Facebook parent Meta Platforms surprised investors with a bigger-than-expected profit drop. billion profit in the recent quarter. Eli Lilly reported quarterly profit and revenue that beat forecasts. Apple and Tesla were also down. ConocoPhillips reported a $2.6 Chart of the Day.

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How to Read Your Income Statement

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Better yet, we have Larry Chester, President of CFO Simplified to explain things. What is the biggest profit that we have?”. Larry Chester of CFO Simplified describes a pivotal moment for one of his clients. “I An outsourced CFO, like those who work at CFO Simplified, can help get your financials on track.

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How to mitigate insolvency risk

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Declining profitability: For example, are your sales lower or your cost of goods sold higher? Poor interest coverage ratio: This shows operating profits may not be able to cover interest expenses. Shorten your supply chains and avoid concentration in one geographic region. Weakened balance sheet.

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What is Quality of Earnings?

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QOE reports go beyond the balance sheet and profit and loss statement – they challenge the underlying data through rigorous testing and management interviews to assess accuracy, and risk. Sales concentrations and/or backlog risk. Book an appointment with a CFO today. Inability to prove cash impact from accrued items.

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Year-End Bookkeeping Checklist

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If you miss the 12/31 bonus deadline, you can pay a 401k profit share bonus after year-end and apply it to the prior year. Year-end is all about uninterrupted concentration, so working on a Saturday is a great idea. Set aside one full day to perform year-end.

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CFOs: What’d happen when CEOs stay in hospitals?

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Highlights of findings Based on data of nearly 13,000 Danish SMEs between 1996 and 2012, Bennedsen and his co-authors find that five-to-seven day hospitalisations sent firm profitability tumbling by 7% in the year of illness, the business school noted. . However, the degree of the dip varied depending on a number of attributes.