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WSJ What’s News

SEC Preparing a Proposal to Drop Quarterly Earnings Reports

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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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 landlords. WSJ reporter Rebecca Picciotto discusses their financial pressures and how those could affect tenants. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:11.1

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0:25.7

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0:33.4

NVIDIA's Developers Conference kicks off today with a new focus that reflects a big shift in the world of AI.

0:40.0

We'll tell you more about inference in just a bit.

0:42.8

Plus, new housing policies intended to help New York City renters might end up pushing out mom-and-pop landlords.

0:49.3

They've been under financial pressure for years.

0:52.1

Rents, you know, currently they get around a 3% increase each year.

0:56.8

If that goes down to zero, landlords fear that the financial pressure they're under could

1:01.9

ultimately break them.

1:03.7

And the Wall Street Journal has learned that the SEC is preparing a proposal.

1:08.2

It would eliminate the decades-old rule for public companies to post

1:11.5

financial results every quarter. It's Monday, March 16th. I'm Alex O'Slef for the Wall Street Journal.

1:18.2

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the

1:23.2

world today. We are exclusively reporting that the Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a

1:30.1

proposal to eliminate the requirement that public companies post their earnings every quarter.

1:35.4

The proposal would make that optional, or companies could just share results twice a year.

1:40.4

We've learned that the SEC could publish this proposal as soon as next month.

1:44.7

It then eventually goes to a vote.

1:46.8

Any change is likely to face opposition from investors who rely on the transparency of regular disclosures.

1:53.0

Publicly traded companies in the U.S. have reported results every three months for more than half a century.

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