Ryan Downie

1 week ago | businessandamerica.com | Ryan Downie

Generally accepted accounting principles, usually called GAAP, are the rules that accountants for public companies in the U.S. must follow to make sure that the numbers they report to the company’s investors are clear and accurate. GAAP rules are intended to prevent company management from using accounting tricks to overestimate their revenues, earnings, and margins or to underestimate their expenses.

Jan 10, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Ryan Downie

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a large software company known for its Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite of products. The company’s capital structure relies more heavily on equity capital than debt for financing, though debt has grown to play an increasingly large role. In this capital structure analysis of Microsoft, we’ll review the company’s equity capital, debt capital, financial leverage, and enterprise value.

Nov 7, 2024 | msn.com | Ryan Downie

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Nov 7, 2024 | fool.com | Ryan Downie

Shares of Palantir (PLTR 0.63%) gained 11.7% in October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The AI stock surged higher following the reported end of a major insider trade. Momentum ahead of its November earnings report seems to have kept demand robust as the supply of shares dropped. Major insider selling concluded in October. Palantir's billionaire founder Peter Thiel initiated a mass sale of more than $1 billion of his shares in May.