May 21, 2012—In two days, Paul N. Saleh will show up for his first day of work as Computer Sciences Corporation's (CSC) new CFO. Saleh is a veteran in the world of corporate finance, starting his career with giants such as The ...

May 10, 2012—There are all kinds of tax, regulatory and other reasons that insurance companies like to operate off the coast of the U.S. But it's also no coincidence that some of the most popular spots for their headquarters are island get-aways like the ...

May 7, 2012—Today's the first day of work for Kenneth H. Hannah, the new Executive Vice President and CFO at J. C. Penney, Inc. (JCP). Although an 8-K filed May 3 noted that the giant retailer and Hannah "have not entered into an ...

May 3, 2012—Early last month we footnoted about the other Deepak Chopra -- chairman and chief executive of OSI Systems (OSIS), maker of airport X-ray machines and medical devices, not the doctor and self-help entrepreneur -- and how he stood ...

April 23, 2012—No one can accuse Barry Diller of putting all his eggs in one basket. Indeed, the busy septuagenarian just got a few new "eggs," thanks to the 8-K that TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP) filed late last Friday afternoon. Filed ...

March 12, 2012—Anyone who has tallied food points, calories, or carbs in the name of weight management knows what it's like to eat something that seemed healthy enough, only to find out later that it was laden with stealthy grams of fat or ...

March 7, 2012—The 10-Ks have slowed to a trickle, and the proxies are flowing in earnest. In them are plenty of revelations about the perks and little luxuries that companies shower on their top brass. If you need no other ...

February 24, 2012—Last week, Advance America (AEA) announced that it was being acquired in a $780 million deal by Grupo Elektra, which the press release notes is "Latin America's leading specialty retailer and financial services company focused on the under-served market." Advance America ...

February 17, 2012—No one can accuse the directors at Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) of acting rashly. Indeed, if the 8-K the company filed February 16 is indicative of how quickly the board makes its decisions, we'd wager that the speed ...

February 16, 2012—DirecTV (DTV) recently came out with a line of moderately edgy ads that drew a definitive connection between wearing an eyepatch on a city bus and getting beaten up (or something -- we're not quite sure). We'd love to see ...