{"id":3414,"date":"2016-05-31T19:01:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2016-05-31T19:01:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T19:01:56","slug":"fantasy-math-is-helping-companies-spin-losses-into-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=3414","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses Into Profits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/24\/business\/fantasy-math-is-helping-companies-spin-losses-into-profits.html','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2016\/04\/24\/business\/24FGRET\/24FGRET-facebookJumbo.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/24\/business\/fantasy-math-is-helping-companies-spin-losses-into-profits.html\\'&gt;Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses Into Profits&lt;\/a&gt;Companies, if granted the leeway, will surely present their financial results in the best possible light. And of course they will try to persuade investors that the calculations they prefer, in which certain costs are excluded, best represent the reality in their operations. 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And of course they will try to persuade investors that the calculations they prefer, in which certain costs are excluded, best represent the reality in their operations. Call it accentuating the positive, accounting-style.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F04%2F24%2Fbusiness%2Ffantasy-math-is-helping-companies-spin-losses-into-profits.html\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Nytimes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses Into ProfitsCompanies, if granted the leeway, will surely present their financial results in the best possible light. 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