Dan Etherton

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May 07

Between the Numbers of Salesforce.com

By detherton in Economics, Financial Reporting, Forensic Accounting, Personal Investments, Technology
May 7, 2012

Salesforce.com.com (NYSE: CRM) reported its yearly earnings in February. As a publicly traded company, Salesforce.com is required to issue annual financial reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or “GAAP”. While Salesforce.com presents GAAP-based earnings in its SEC filings, its management touts a different metric as the preferred method of measuring the company’s performance. …

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Mar 03

Can the Price of Transporting Goods Predict Future Economic Output?

By detherton in Economics, Personal Investments
March 3, 2012

The Baltic Dry Freight Index (BDI) is considered a leading economic indicator by economists and investors. The Index measures the daily shipping rates for commodities like iron ore, coal, building materials, and grains, and therefore acts as a proxy for the supply and demand of raw materials. As the demand for raw material increases, the …

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