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23.04.2020 - Comments

EBC: Earnings before Corona

by Philipp Immenkötter

The reporting season of the Corona Quarter is just around the corner and will be anything but cheerful. Apart from the question of how high the losses will be, one can eagerly expect how the results will be presented. Will " earnings before coronavirus" or EBC (earnings before coronavirus) now come to light?

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