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Nino Paoli

Trump wants to end a half-century-old mandate on how companies report earnings

US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Paul Atkins, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Credit: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump wants corporations to “no longer be forced” to report earnings every quarter.

In a Truth Social post on Monday, he said companies should instead only be required to post earnings every six months, pending the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval. This change would break a quarterly reporting mandate that’s been in place since 1970. 

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