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Raymond James says oopsie…

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

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 [...]

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, [...]

Comverse files a 10-K for the ages …

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Remember Comverse Technology (CMVT), the billing-software company that became a poster-child for stock-options back-dating? It’s the one whose former CEO fled to Namibia and has managed not to be extradited to the U.S. Well, on Monday, amid reports that the company’s assets will soon be snapped up by circling tech companies, Comverse filed its first [...]

Green Mountain and the multi-tasking 8-K…

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

This morning, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is taking a dive — it’s down about 16% right now. The reason? Yesterday, after the market closed, Green Mountain put out this 8-K that contained several different disclosures, including this one at the very end: On September 20, 2010, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement [...]

UPS says healthcare rules no biggie…

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

You may remember back in March, shortly after the health care reform legislation was passed, that a small company called AT&T (T) made a big splash by announcing plans to take a $1 billion charge to cover the cost of the new regulations. Soon after, several other companies followed suit. The basic reasoning for the [...]