Gies College of Business

Tone and content of CEO and CFO earnings calls shift in wake of COVID-19 crisis

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Jun 12, 2020 Accountancy Faculty


Gies College of Business Professor Fei Du found publicly traded companies are changing how they speak to stockholders and analysts in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Gies College of Business Professor Fei Du found publicly traded companies are changing how they speak to stockholders and analysts in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. CEOs and CFOs are delivering positive framed messages with good faith and forward-looking information in earnings conference calls. In the Q&A portion of the session, they are guiding analysts to focus on the positive changes that will benefit the companies in the long run.

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