By Douglas Gillison and Michelle Price

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s renewed push to nix quarterly corporate disclosures, a drive that went nowhere in his first administration, has a better chance this time as the White House takes more control of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s agenda.

Trump on Monday called for the SEC to allow U.S.-listed companies to issue periodic disclosures every six months instead of requiring quarterly reports. Echoing arguments made by business groups, Trump said the change would cut company costs and allow management teams to focus on the long term.

Despite likely opposition from some investors, some analysts said they expect the SEC would move to a European-style system in which companies are mandated to report only every six months

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