July 9, 2012—Irwin D. Simon's timing is admirable... maybe practically impeccable. Simon, you see, is the Founder, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN), the Melville, New York-based company that sells dozens of brands ...

July 6, 2012—This is one of those weeks in which pretty much everyone seems to be on vacation, judging by my Twitter feed. And that makes it a perfect week for companies to pay a visit to the SEC dump. Take Activision Blizzard ...

July 5, 2012—Although not all the news on United States Steel Corp. (X) has been rosy lately (last week Standard & Poor's lowered its outlook from stable to negative), it has been decidedly more exciting for Mario Longhi, the company's ...

July 3, 2012—You may not know it, but Ralph Lauren, founder of Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL), designs more than just clothes, towels, and bed linens. He also created an entire line of dishes and barware suitable for grand parties, which is handy, ...

July 2, 2012—Late last week, news hit that units of United Technologies (UTX) would pay $75 million to settle allegations (PDF) that they had helped China build an attack helicopter -- and one of those subsidiaries, Pratt & Whitney Canada, ...

June 29, 2012—For us, the end of June always drives home the realization that there's only half a year left to accomplish the lofty goals we've set for 2012. But that's a process of mental reflection, whereas bigger changes are afoot for ...

June 28, 2012—Unless you're in a cave somewhere, chances are that you've heard about the big Supreme Court decision on healthcare that was handed down earlier this morning. There's plenty of good coverage on the many details in the decision, including live video on ...

June 26, 2012—Brian Dunn stepped down as Best Buy Co., Inc.'s (BBY) CEO less than three months ago, but we wouldn't be surprised if his former colleagues are even fonder of him now than they were when he left. That's because — ...

June 25, 2012—The exchanges make a big deal out of the rules they impose on their listed companies, and there are certainly plenty of hoops for companies to jump through. But sometimes, we have to wonder how much anyone is actually thinking about them.

June 14, 2012—Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is one of those clubby companies that really functions more as part of a network of other more or less affiliated companies. John Malone's Liberty Media (LMCA) owns 20% or so of Live Nation's stock; Cablevision (CVC) ...