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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

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How B2B Software Vendors Can Help Their Customers Benchmark

Harvard Business Review

Neustar’s MarketShare software makes it possible for customers to measure the effects of their marketing programs and compare them to other firms. At the same time that data mirrors and scoring have emerged in the corporate world, capital markets are becoming increasingly interested in the analysis of alternative data sets.

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The U.S. Corporate Tax Code Is Broken. How Should We Fix It?

Harvard Business Review

When those claims are made against what is likely the most admired corporation in the world, that makes for a powerful cocktail. And when the CEO of that company actually steps up to address those claims and offers a powerful defense, this really is a trifecta for a media sensation. Charlie Rangel and Rep.