November 25, 2003—Now that the big rush of 10-Q filings has subsided, investors need to keep an eye out for changes to those filings. Yesterday, for example, 11 of the 12 Qs filed were ammended filings. Expect more by the end of tomorrow, when companies know that more people are focused on eating turkey, instead of ...

November 21, 2003—Last Friday, when Immtech International (IMM) filed its 10-Q, I noticed a long list of unusual transactions where the company was giving away stock to various other companies who were hired to get the stock more attention, including getting it listed on a major stock exchange. It worked, but probably not in ...

November 20, 2003—Between Oct. 3 and Nov. 13, Alliance Capital (AC) , a company at the center of the mutual fund scandal, was named as a defendant in 21 separate lawsuits -- practically one for every day the courts were open -- and several more have come in since Alliance filed its Q on Monday. ...

November 19, 2003—Doubleclick (DCLK) , the online advertising company that was one of the major beneficiaries of the Internet boom -- it's stock once traded over $125 a share -- noted in its most recent 10-Q that it had received a grand jury subpoena in October from U.S. Attorney James Comey. Doubleclick didn't provide many ...

November 18, 2003—Yesterday, on the Stock Dr. radio show , I was asked why it was such a big deal when a company missed the deadline to file its 10-Q or 10-K. Companies currently have 45 days for the Q and 90 for the K, though that's going to start changing next year. On ...

November 17, 2003—On Friday, Clean Harbors (CLHB) , a company that specializes in environmental and waste-management services, was the best performing Nasdaq stock, climbing a whopping 46 percent in one day. That was primarily due to some strong third quarter numbers that the company reported on Friday. But you have to wonder how many investors ...

November 13, 2003—Dynegy Inc. (DYN) , the once mighty Houston-based energy trading company that is facing multiple investigations, but which managed to eke out a $5 million profit this past quarter, sent the IRS a check for $2 million in October to cover tax obligations for options exercised by its former CEO, Chuck Watson. The ...

November 6, 2003—There's a few differences between the golden parachute offered to former Pulte (PHM) CEO Mark O'Brien (see below) and the one offered to outgoing Motorola (MOT) CEO Chirstopher Galvin that was detailed in the 10-Q filed a short time ago. For one, Motorola is much more discreet. When it comes to the ...

November 5, 2003—When Mark J. O'Brien resigned as president and CEO of Pulte Homes (PHM) in July, he took home an impressive array of parting gifts. Although O'Brien,60, had worked for Pulte for 21 years, he had only been CEO since January 2001. The bounty is included in the 10-Q that Pulte filed ...

November 4, 2003—One of the sneaky little tricks that companies like to play on their investors involves putting out good news on the same day they put out bad news. Most investors are blinded by the good and wind up ignoring the bad. Such is the case at CompuCredit (CCRT) , a fast-growing credit card ...