Implications of Past Forecasting Errors Often Underestimated

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(PhysOrg.com) -- When managers issue a forecast of their firm's earnings, they do not always take into account prior forecasting errors, according to research in the current issue of the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.

Excavation unravels mysteries of men's gymnasium's demise during 1906 earthquake

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More than a year into an excavation project of the men's gymnasium that was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, university archaeologist Laura Jones' team has unearthed evidence suggesting why the newly complete ...

Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment

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Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.

Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace

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The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others ...

National anti-gun violence program largely successful, study finds

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Project Safe Neighborhoods - a community-based policing effort launched in 2001 - has been largely successful in its goal of reducing violent crime, according to an analysis by Michigan State University, the national research ...