Beating the Street is an easy feat for companies

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Sun, 10/25/2009 - 12:03

More than 80 percent of major companies reporting third-quarter results this month have beaten Wall Street expectations.

So is business that good? No. Are companies gaming the system? Yes.


 

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