January 3, 2012—We were actually surprised that last week didn't prove to be as much of a dumping ground as we would have expected. Friday, in particular, was unusually slow for a pre-holiday Friday. Still, while there wasn't an avalanche, there were a few ...

November 15, 2011—They say it's only a game, but for a bunch of publicly traded companies, basketball means business -- and the lockout and labor turmoil in the National Basketball Association means bad news. The NBA's season is in shambles after a lockout ...

November 14, 2011—While none of the footnoted staff lives in Ohio, we suspect that it's a lot like everywhere else: There are wonderful qualities and opportunities that make life enjoyable, and there are also challenges to living there. But the prospect of moving ...

November 10, 2011—We've observed before that the lawyers drafting Securities and Exchange Commission filings can be a little slow to adopt the latest trends, or adapt to the latest ...

November 8, 2011—When it comes to one of the hot questions buzzing around the business and tech world -- specifically, "What the heck is going on at Yahoo?" -- we've got a few ...

November 7, 2011—Hundreds of filings are pouring in daily as the deadline nears for the largest companies to file their next round of quarterly reports, and that poses an interesting dilemma for the folks here at footnoted: There is plenty to write about, but ...

October 31, 2011—Since it's Halloween, we wondered if we could find something overtly creepy in the filings... something worthy of that legendary maniacal laugh by Vincent Price. Alas, we couldn't, so we went with the other thrill ...

August 17, 2011—Restaurant chain Red Robin (RRGB) is known for its claim to be the Gourmet Burger expert since 1969. But lately they seem to be a revolving door when it comes to several top management spots. Back on ...

August 15, 2011—We were going to write about something else this morning, but the big news that Google (GOOG) agreed to buy Motorola Mobility (MMI) in a $12.5 billion deal prompted us to change our plans. The WSJ live-blogged the conference call ...

August 2, 2011—Back during the great health-care legislation debate of 2009-2010, we heard a lot about "Cadillac health-care plans," and we've even seen a few here on footnoted (at Goldman Sachs and elsewhere). But last week, defense contractor Northrop Grumman ...