March 23, 2009—For anyone who's ever called Verizon (VZ) to complain about something like slow download speeds or oddly high bills (speaking from personal experience, naturally) and not exactly been greeted with a sympathetic ear, have we got an SEC filing for you! Last week, Verizon, ...

December 16, 2008—Just days before the Nov. 4 election, this story began to gain currency: gun sales were surging over fears that Barack Obama would be elected because he would take away everyone's guns. In the days after the election, similar stories began to appear both ...

October 10, 2008—Halloween's just three weeks away (and I'm sure after four weeks of market mayhem, we can all use some sickly sweet treats). But just in case you forgot, Rite Aid (RAD) issued this press release on Wednesday to remind people that Halloween was a ...

October 1, 2008—Yesterday, Sovereign Bancorp (SOV), a 750-branch bank focused on the Northeast corridor that's had its share of troubles, announced a series of management changes, including the departure of its CEO, Joseph P. Campanelli by the end of the day. The release, as these sorts ...

September 24, 2008—Scary events like Lehman's fall and AIG's takeover are inspiring what you might call "Prozac disclosures," intended to soothe anxious investors. For example, on Friday Constellation Energy Partners (CEP) reported to investors that it had no bad news to report. In this press release, ...

August 22, 2008—Now that the SEC has embraced Twitter and issued new rules on the use of corporate web sites, you'd expect all sorts of companies to be jumping in with both feet. But that's not exactly the case at Pionner Drilling (PDC). Yesterday, ...

August 15, 2008—We're still digging out from a heaping pile of Qs here at footnoted, but didn't want to let this one from Key Corp. (KEY) filed last Friday slip through the cracks. It's not so much the Q, but the exhibit attached to ...

July 29, 2008—Yesterday, the SEC sent out a media advisory alerting reporters of a press conference set for 2 p.m. today with both Chairman Chris Cox and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to talk about ways the two agencies would work together "to protect approximately $5.5 ...

May 7, 2008—Last week, I was in Copenhagen and it was hard to miss the banners for Bodies The Exhibition attached to light posts around the city, especially near Tivoli, a major tourist attraction. I didn't go to the exhibit -- there's so many other ...

April 15, 2008—Of all the news that came out about Wachovia (WB) yesterday -- the unexpected loss, the $7 billion in new capital, and the dramatic cut in the dividend -- there were several new disclosures, primarily related to legal troubles -- in the 8-K ...