October 6, 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 ...

September 29, 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 ...

August 17, 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 ...

August 5, 2010—This afternoon's post takes a look at some noteworthy events unfolding around the globe: MetLife, Inc. (MET): In the 8-K that MetLife filed August 2, Exhibit 99.2, page F-34 includes an update on the Italian branch of Alico Life ...

July 22, 2010—We don—t usually write about microcaps but we like to watch how jargon, buzzwords and slang gradually infiltrate the filings. So we made an exception for DNA Brands, Inc. (FPRD), formerly known as Famous Products, Inc. The company's recent 8-K caught our ...

July 8, 2010—Time Warner, Inc. (TWX) filed a short 8-K July 7 that had a couple of interesting sections. First was a disclosure that the company had recast some 2008 and 2009 consolidated financial statements —to reflect the retrospective adoption of amendments to accounting guidance.... The more ...

July 6, 2010—While the market has been a little shaky today, one of the stocks that has taken a hit is Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (BOBE), whose stock is down 4.21 percent so far today. When we read the annual report ...

June 17, 2010—Taking a private company public involves tremendous financial and human resources, as well as a lot of time. It's common to see several versions of a registration statement before the company finally sells its stock to the public, and that is ...

June 4, 2010—In Part 1 of yesterday afternoon's legal roundup, we wrote about some companies' new disclosures about legal matters. Today we—ll look at a few more interesting examples that we—ve uncovered in the past few days. Full Steam Ahead: First is Microchip ...

June 3, 2010—Maybe there's something in the water, but the filings lately have included a number of recent disclosures about ongoing litigation. Although none of them really merits a separate post, we thought it might be interesting to peek at some of the ...