This study examines the relationship between several financial indicators (profitability& leverage measures) and stock return, to assist the management in the Jordanian manufacturing companies in decision making. The study sample consists of 65 manufacturing companies that have been listed in Amman Stock Exchange over the 10year period (2001-2011). Five financial ratios are used to examine the relationship between profitability measures (Net Profit margin (NPM), Gross Profit Margin (GPM), Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Earnings per Share (EPS)) and stock returns.Three financial ratios are used to examine the relationship between leverage measures (Debt Ratio (DR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Interest Coverage Ratio (CR)) and stock returns. Statistical analysis undertaken to examine the relationship between stock return and the financial indicators (Profitability and Leverage measures) are: correlation analysis, multiple regression and descriptive statistics. Data are obtained from the published annual reports and the monthly statistical bulletins issued by (ASE) over the study period. The results show that (GPM), (ROA), (ROE), and (EPS) have a significant relationship with stock return. And the others (NPM) and leverage measures ((DR), (DER), and (CR)) don't have a significant relationship with stock return. This study recommends managers of manufacturing companies to focus more on financial ratios that have significant relationship with stock return for more profits and less debts, future research is also recommended to examine this relation in other sectors and to use other financial ratios.

This study investigates whether the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) enforce financial analysts to cover the firms with their EPS forecast. After examining a large sample of 10,953 firm year observations from 1,467 distinct UK listed firms for the period between 1990 and 2013, the results suggest that, mandatory IFRS adoption attract more analysts to follow the firms. Where we find the number of financial analyst who cover the IFRS adopters is significantly higher than that for non-adopter firms.

This study empirically investigates the influence of news coverage related to COVID-19 and UK-wide stock market returns. A robust regression model is applied, and demonstrates the asymmetric dependence between stock market data and coverage of COVID-19 including media items, fake news and contagion. The study findings point to the benefits of utilising appropriate communications channels more strongly to minimise financial disruptions related to COVID-19. This particular research appears to be amongst the first research to consider both Covid-19 media coverage and stock return. Our data is limited for only a single country. More clarification for Covid-19 need qualitative understandings into UK market. The control variables fundamentally partial in this topic

In this study a new proposed measurement in accounting area is presented in order to find relation between managerial accounting techniques and efficiency, effectiveness, profitability, control and performance of banking sector located in Jordan. This study also proposed a measurement of effective to the management by assisting them to adopt new ideas and techniques in dealing with financial problems and obstacles facing them while running of the daily works in the organization.

This study investigates whether the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) enforce financial analysts to cover the firms with their EPS forecast. After examining a large sample of 10,953 firm year observations from 1,467 distinct UK listed firms for the period between 1990 and 2013, the results suggest that, mandatory IFRS adoption attract more analysts to follow the firms. Where we find the number of financial analyst who cover the IFRS adopters is significantly higher than that for non-adopter firms.