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Yesterday, one of the last barriers to the deal between Qwest (Q) and CenturyLink (CTL) disappeared when the Public Utility Commission of Oregon gave their blessing, paving the way for the deal to finally close. And it looks like it will on April 1. Which means that our long history here at footnoted — a [...]
Some might remember the huge dust-up that happened back during the 2008 election when John McCain wasn’t sure about the number of houses that he owned with his wife, Cindy. Given the economy and the rising number of foreclosures, it wasn’t too surprising that the Obama campaign turned McCain’s comments into this TV ad. We [...]
We all forget stuff from time to time. Just this morning, I was rushing out the door to make a 6:30 Pilates class only to realize that I had forgotten the garage clicker back upstairs. It was a minor inconvenience, to be sure, but not much more. Now compare that to the amended 10-K that [...]
When boardroom disputes threaten to spill out into public, we imagine many a chief executive would love to sweep some of the uglier bickering under the rug. Now we find one that may have partly succeeded. The company is Brookline Bancorp (BRKL). The spat was over a bid to buy the bank early this year. [...]
This being proxy season, we’re coming across a lot of disclosures that don’t quite stand on their own, but which are interesting all the same. Here’s a few recent disclosures that caught our attention: Taking a mulligan — You can’t blame Callaway Golf Co. (ELY) and its chiefs for being a little down on the [...]
