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Form 8-K

What is a Form 8-K Filing? A Form 8-K, also known as a “current report,” or simply “8-K,” is one of the most common filings for publicly traded companies in the United States. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires publicly traded companies (registrants) file an 8-K when there is a material corporate event...

Financial Ratios Definitive Guide

Your Go-To Resource for Financial Ratios CFI’s Financial Ratios Definitive Guide provides a focused look at 30+ of the most essential financial ratios that a Financial Analyst uses to analyze a business. Within its pages, finance professionals can quickly look up the ratios and find definitions, formulas, in-depth explanations, and examples. Download the Financial Ratios...

CFI Forms Exclusive Partnership with Grant Thornton Ethiopia

VANCOUVER, Can, May 23, 2023 — Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), the leading provider of practical learning and productivity tools for finance and banking professionals, today announced it has partnered with Grant Thornton Ethiopia as an exclusive agent of CFI’s online programs and certifications in Ethiopia.  The partnership is designed to train new workforces, bridge existing...

What’s the US Debt Ceiling All About?

The Origins of the US Debt Ceiling As part of the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917, the United States Congress established a $15 billion debt ceiling, providing a process to control the amount of US Government bonds the country could issue. Prior to 1917, Congress needed to pass a legislative act that approved the...

The Failure of First Republic Bank

Another US Regional Bank Failure? First Republic Bank was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and sold to JPMorgan Chase in a fire sale on May 1, 2023. This marked the end of the San Francisco-based lender that specialized in banking wealthy individuals and marked the third US regional bank to collapse in...
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