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SEC Preparing a Proposal to Drop Quarterly Earnings Reports

Mar 16, 2026 · 12m

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P.M. Edition for Mar. 16. The Journal has learned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a proposal that would drop a requirement that companies report their earnings every quarter. Publicly traded companies in the U.S. have reported results every three months for the past more than 50 years. Plus, Nvidia’s annual developer’s conference kicked off today, with the company navigating a big shift happening in the world of artificial intelligence. Journal reporter Robbie Whelan tells us about a type of AI computing called inference and how the world’s most valuable company is responding to the change. And policies intended to help New York City renters risks pushing out small…