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I’ve just returned from the annual South by Southwest conference (or South by as most people in Austin call it), where I was on an interesting panel on the future of XBRL and got marketed to by every company (and their distant cousins). Despite the circus-like atmosphere — CNN had its own pop-up restaurant called the CNN [...]
Every day for the past 3-1/2 weeks, the events — and images — coming out of Egypt have been captivating the world’s attention. But it’s only been more recently that the situation has begun to filter into SEC filings. In its earnings release yesterday, Apache Corp. (APA) actually took the unusual step of wishing the [...]
Since September 9, when one of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) natural gas transmission pipes ruptured and resulted in the San Bruno fire, the company filed four SEC filings that mention the explosion. PG&E – which has about 20,000 employees and delivers electricity and natural gas to about 15 million people in northern and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
