August 27, 2010—Maybe it's something in the water? A couple of days ago, we reported the multi-million dollar departure of an executive from a Bermuda-based energy company. Today's post — about a different company headquartered on the tiny island — also involves ...

August 26, 2010—We—ll leave it to the pundits to determine whether or not Intel Corporation's (NASDAQ: INTC) proposed $7.7 billion acquisition of McAfee, Inc. (MFE) is a wise move. But regardless of the answer, the deal offers some nice rewards to ...

August 26, 2010—We don't hesitate to call companies out for giving former directors and executives lush consulting contracts. Look no further than Northrop Grumman, Acxiom and Boeing, among others.

August 25, 2010—It's a bizarre fact of American business that directors can stay on corporate boards for years after shareholders have resoundingly rejected them in an annual vote. (As we footnoted here, just look at Cablevision) So ...

August 25, 2010—Just over a month ago, Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (Nasdaq: EXXI) announced a management realignment. Headquartered in Bermuda with an office in Houston, the company's stated goal is to —acquire and exploit producing oil ...

August 23, 2010—Although most of us will probably never know what it's like to be a bona fide rock star, two named executive officers at OfficeMax, Inc. (OMX) got what looks like rock star treatment to us. In an 8-K the company ...

August 19, 2010—Friday the 13th may be unlucky for some, but it turned out well for Mark E. Watson III, the president/CEO of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (AGII). At 5:27 p.m. that day, Argo Group filed an 8-K to disclose its new ...

August 17, 2010—While the changes in the executive ranks at Lorillard, Inc. (LO) were announced last week, we thought the company's 8-K and its attachments deserved more attention than they got in articles such as this one. As a brief recap, Lorillard announced ...

August 13, 2010—There's an H&R Block (HRB) office not too far away from world headquarters and while it's closed right now (as many of their offices probably are off-season), it would be tempting to go there one day and ...

August 4, 2010—Today, after the market closes, international reinsurance company PartnerRe Ltd. (PRE) will release its 2010 second quarter and half-year results. Since the crystal ball is still in the shop, we don—t know exactly what the results will be. But ...