President Donald Trump's plan to scrap the quarterly earnings reporting requirement for public companies has sparked a sharp debate among market commentators, with opinions split on whether the move would strengthen or weaken U.S. equity markets.Move Could Erode TransparencyAnalyst Joseph Carlson dismissed the argument that quarterly reports drive short-term thinking. “The idea that reporting numbers on a quarterly basis makes the company short-term focused is nonsense,” he said.He pointed to U.S. companies ...