A public company’s earnings per share (“EPS”) is one of the most used metrics for determining its profitability. (Jason Fernando, Investopedia). EPS is a formula that calculates a company’s profit by dividing its net income by its outstanding shares of stock. Id. A company’s goal is to meet or exceed its consensus EPS estimate, as this demonstrates a successful quarter and shows investors a reliable stock…

On January 17th, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced significant revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy, adding more incentives to companies that self-report corporate criminal misconduct. (Theodore Chung, JDSupra). The change marks the third major update to the policy since October 2021 as the Biden Administration tries to find the right balance between the hardline approach to white collar crime taken under the Obama Administration and the lax approach taken by the Trump Administration…

In the past months, the stock market has seen the longest stretch of losses since 2001. (Tripp Mickle, New York Times). As investors adjust to the onset of a “bear market,” a market persistently declining in value, some venture-capital firms (“VC”) are changing their focus from investing exclusively within the startup industry to purchasing stocks of publicly traded companies. (Merriam-Webster; Berber Jin, Wall Street Journal). Inflation in the United States is at a 40-year high, and the Federal Reserve has continued to raise interest rates to combat it. (Nick Timiraos, Wall Street Journal). The market has been strained by the current interest rates, as well as the war in Ukraine, supply chain issues, and other factors…