semiannual

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Under the SEC’s proposed amendments, public companies could choose to file one semiannual report and one annual report for each fiscal year in lieu of three quarterly reports and one annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Assuming nothing changes, companies’ first chance to switch to semiannual reporting will come the next time they file an annual report.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Also speaking Monday was another Trump administration official, Paul Atkins, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is proposing allowing public companies to make semiannual, instead of quarterly, reports.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

At Atkins’s direction, staffers are reviewing disclosure requirements and exploring an option for semiannual, rather than quarterly, reporting, as well as reduced disclosures on executive compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It was an insurance policy, typically on a corporate bond, with semiannual premium payments and a fixed term.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis