Discover how cookie jar reserves impact financial statements, with practical examples like Dell's case, and understand the risks and regulatory concerns associated with them.

Investors rely on the accuracy and honesty of financial statements prepared by corporations to help them make investment choices. Unfortunately, company officials don't always play by the rules.

THE spell has been broken. For years, Dell's seemingly magical power to squeeze efficiencies out of its supply chain and drive down costs made it a darling of the financial markets. Now it appears ...

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 7:01 a.m. | Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 7:01 a.m. Lifting the lid and reaching in to sneak a cookie from a cookie jar is a childhood memory for many. There was ...