Improving Analysts' Negative Earnings Forecasts

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 48-56

  Butler, Kirt C ^a   Saraoglu, Hakan ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bryant College   (United States)

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EID: 0002323772     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v55.n3.2271     Document Type: Article

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