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A Look at World Cup Fever…

Monday, July 12th, 2010

After a month of “World Cup Fever,” Spain finally emerged as the victor of this year’s tournament. And, like most events that capture the public’s attention for a sustained period of time, the World Cup turned out to be good for some businesses, but not so good for others. Last week the Associated Press published [...]

Wall Street reform bill expands disclosure rules …

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Earlier this week, we looked at an unusual disclosure provision that was added to the Senate financial-regulation reform bill. But now that the Senate has passed the nearly 1,600-page legislation, with a 59-39 vote last night, it’s worth looking at some of its other, farther-reaching measures with the potential to reshape disclosure and corporate filings [...]

BP Oil Spill’s Effects Spread to Other Companies… (Part 2)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

As the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spread and affects both commerce and the environment, we’ve been taking a look at the disclosures companies are making. This morning we looked at concerns disclosed by companies (other than BP) within the oil sector.  In this post, we’ll include some of the [...]

BP Oil Spill’s Effects Spread to Other Companies… (Part 1)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

It has been nearly a month since the Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers and unleashing a torrent of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC (BP) – which has a 65% interest in the exploration well called Mississippi Canyon 252 – continues to lose millions [...]

Sifting through the rumor mill at Rackable…

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Since mid-May, rumors have been circulating that Rackable Systems (RACK) is about to be bought by Dell (DELL). While Rackable has denied the rumors, it’s also been busy updating various agreements with top executives, including this amended agreement for CFO Madhu Ranganathan filed late on Tuesday. That’s in addition to several other agreements that have [...]