There's movement but it's not quite convergence yet: as U.S. and European accounting regulators rush to reconcile practices, they are being thwarted by two thorny issues that threaten convergence

Article Abstract:

The convergence between the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the European UnionEs International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) seems essentially out of reach at the moment. The two issues that threaten this convergence are, accounting treatment of derivatives and stock option expensing.

Europe, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Analysis, Stock options, Accounting law

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No More Mister Refi

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After 11 interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve Board, the consensus is that the economy will bottom out in the first quarter of 2002. Standard and Poor's are forecasting that because companies will not go into capital expenditures, the bond market will shrink for investors.

Laws, regulations and rules, Reports, Greenspan, Alan, United States. Federal Reserve Board, Economic forecasting, Mortgages, Refinancing

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Web directory

Article Abstract:

A web directory of leading financial services companies is provided.

Company Web site/Web page, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Directory, Web site/Web page development

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