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Sands’ exec hits the jackpot with new agreement…

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

While many people harbor hope for a tiny raise – perhaps their first in years – that’s not a concern for one lucky executive at Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS). Michael A. Leven, the Sands’ president and Chief Operating Officer, just inked a deal that showers him with cash and a very handy perk. Although [...]

The Men’s Wearhouse: Paying for what was free…

Monday, November 15th, 2010

If the story in the video clip on the Men’s Wearhouse (MW) website is true, back in the 1960s company co-founder George Zimmer was a hippie. At some point in the past four decades, though, he seems to have gotten firmly in touch with his inner capitalist. On Nov. 10, the company filed this 8-K, [...]

Google at the Friday night dump…

Monday, November 15th, 2010

The 8-K that Google (GOOG) filed on Friday evening may not have been the last of the day — that honor belongs to tiny InoLife Technologies (INOL). But it was certainly one of the juicier filings in the Friday night dump. That’s because in the filing, Google disclosed that four of its top executives — [...]

An 8-K from the mothership…

Friday, November 12th, 2010

As most readers know, Morningstar (MORN) acquired footnoted back in February. As I footnoted in my post about the deal, I was attracted to the company’s openness and its interest in growing footnoted. In the interest of that openness, I thought it was important to highlight this 8-K that Morningstar filed earlier this week. The [...]

Viacom hearts Veterans…

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Today is Veteran’s Day which means that it’s one of those odd days when the markets are open, but the SEC is closed. Today also happens to be the day when Viacom (VIA) announced that it would release its third quarter earnings, which it reported this morning. We’ll let others handle the earnings news (though [...]