The retention ratio measures the percentage of a company’s earnings that are reinvested rather than distributed as dividends.

Economic growth depends on deregulation, tax cuts and the budget deficit, not on the balance of trade.

Shares close lower; BSP profit leaps; wage growth slows; NAB down 6pc, MinRes posts $800m loss; Ebos gets new chief exec; Santos slashes dividend.

As a result of this improved profitability, there's some amount of retained earnings deficit reduction happening over the past couple of years, which is a good thing. Far more important ...

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The U.S. goods trade deficit increased in 2024 to a record $1.2 trillion, putting a target on countries around the world as President Donald Trump considers new tariffs. The Commerce Department ...

The sequel’s strong showing at the box office, along with another profitable quarter for Disney+ and Hulu, helped the Mouse House beat Wall Street forecasts for revenue and earnings. Disney’s ...

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Palantir Technologies Inc.’s hefty premium will be in focus when the data analysis software giant reports earnings after the market close on Monday — with the stock trading at levels some see ...

I write about investing, markets and Berkshire Hathaway. This week is the busiest of the fourth-quarter earnings season, with 130 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report. Seventy-seven percent of S ...