Sentence examples for boost reported from inspiring English sources

Several dotcoms and technology companies have used what is euphemistically called "aggressive accounting" to boost reported earnings.

One mask that we didn't examine and that is much harder to peel away—is the aggressive and sometimes dubious accounting practices that boost reported revenues.

A string of distressing news reports starting in October 2001 revealed that high-flying corporations such as Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and Global Crossing had been misrepresenting their financial reports in an effort to boost reported earnings, leading to stock price crashes.

It turned out that Enron used off-the-books partnerships to hide debt and boost reported profits.

The other issue is whether the kind of boost reported in this study would make a meaningful difference in people's day-to-day lives.

Last week, after FDC announced that a restatement of its results over the past three years would actually boost reported income, its shares fell nearly 10%.

A report on Britain's "solid" recovery from the International Monetary Fund has given David Cameron a timely boost, reports the Financial Times.

Unlike costs, capital expenses are written off against profits over time, so the error boosted reported cashflow and profits.

Qwest also faces a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of its aggressive accounting practices, which boosted reported revenue through "swaps" with other data-network carriers.

It seems that if Vivendi lands the Universal studio and music business it is after, it will inherit a one-time writedown on studio assets, which will have the effect of boosting reported earnings in future years.

The ticks have brought a surge of Lyme disease in Maine over two decades, boosting reported cases from 71 in 2000 to 1,487 in 2016 — a 20-fold20-foldse, the latest federal data show.