Financial statements are a major source of information about a company. Forecasts, reports, and recommendations from analysts are popular alternative sources of information. Required: a. Discuss the strengths of financial statement information for business decision makers. b. Discuss the strengths of analyst forecast information for business decision makers. c. Discuss how the two information sources in (a) and (b) are interrelated. EXERCISE 2-8 Financial Statement Information verses Analysts' Forecasts