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Yesterday, word came down shortly before 3 pm that the U.S. Justice Department had filed suit against the $485 million deal announced last November for Verifone (PAY) to acquire Hypercom (HYC). The deal initially raised regulatory concerns, and last month, Verifone and Hypercom announced plans to spin off Hypercom’s US payment systems business. But apparently, [...]
Anyone but the most trusting investor recognizes that Securities and Exchange Commission filings contain more than a little puffery and marketing folderol, especially when it comes to executive pay and benefits. Some companies, though, seem to go the extra mile. So it is with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), a perennial favorite around here for both its [...]
It’s no secret that Amazon (AMZN) spends a lot of money each year on providing undefined security services to CEO and founder Jeff Bezos. That disclosure first appeared in Amazon’s proxy in 2006 and judging from that filing, has been a regular component of his compensation since at least 2003. In the proxy that Amazon [...]
In yesterday’s post, we took a look at some of the early disclosures that companies have made since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11. But what about the nuclear angle? Well, we’re starting to see disclosures about that, too. One of the first documents filed with the SEC was this 8-K filed by [...]
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 [...]
