February 28, 2012—When it comes to reading filings, it's easy to get immersed in the details. Sometimes you get a better picture, and a more entertaining one, by taking a step back. That's the case with AOL (AOL), which is facing a feisty ...

February 27, 2012—When the New York Times (NYT) and its president and former chief executive, Janet L. Robinson, announced a few months ago that Robinson would step down at the end of the year - even though no successor had been identified ...

February 23, 2012—One of the ad campaigns from airline giant United Continental Holdings (UAL) boasts that there may be industry standards, but, "Thankfully, we have our own." When it comes to executive perks, that's clearly the case. In fact, a couple ...

February 22, 2012—While the champagne corks were probably popping in California last week after Broadcom Corp. (BRCM) completed its $3.7 billion acquisition of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NETL), the party may have continued for one of NetLogic's former top executives, thanks to some big ...

December 14, 2011—The last few months have been a bit bumpy for Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL), the Houston-based company that designs and manufactures equipment used in the distribution and control of electrical energy and "other critical processes" (to use the company's words). While some ...

December 1, 2011—Sitting on the board of The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) surely brings with it some of the magic that the entertainment company tries to impart into all its products, to sometimes greater and sometimes lesser degrees of ...

August 16, 2011—Never underestimate the power of a scandal. Two years ago (almost to the day), we footnoted about News Corporation's (NWS) new agreement with a former Chief Operating Officer. At the time, Michelle wrote that it ...

August 12, 2011—While many people are still feeling the effects of the recession, that's not the case for The Madison Square Garden Company's (MSG) top executives. The Garden itself is getting a multi-million-dollar makeover with round-the-clock renovations intended to make it ...

May 4, 2011—The no-holds-barred battle between Tenet Healthcare (THC) and Community Health Systems (CYH) would be amusing if there weren't so much at stake: Tenet is fighting for its independence in the face of a decidedly hostile overture from Community Health; Community Health is now facing ...

March 30, 2011—We're pretty impressed that everything seems to be going so smoothly at BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), at least to judge from its website -- because to look at its recent SEC filings, you—d think everyone running the show was paying ...