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Sticking to our knitting again…

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Last February, when the markets were skittish (though not nearly as skittish as they are now) I wondered whether it made sense to stick to our footnoted knitting, or fret about the markets like every other commentator out there. I chose the knitting and I’m choosing it again today, especially after my early morning chat [...]

Back in the USSR at Rite Aid…

Friday, January 11th, 2008

It’s been a tough week, so I’m in the mood to air my grievances as a grouchy consumer. What is the retail outlet of my discontent? Rite Aid (RAD), which filed its third quarter 10-Q Wednesday, detailing continued losses.
Within a few blocks of my home in New York City, I can purchase croissants rivaling those [...]

Unresolved plot lines at Integral…

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Sometimes I think Soap Opera Digest should cover public companies. Case in point: Integral Systems Inc. (ISYS). Integral had a good year, thanks in part to contracts with the Air Force, but it’s still playing out the later episodes of a long-running drama with several sordid plot lines.
Integral’s 10-K (filed last week) reports that in [...]

Barnes and Noble still doesn’t get it…

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

While footnoted.org is focused on the things that companies bury in their routine SEC filings, every now and then it seems worth taking a short detour to talk about a personal experience with one of the companies that happens to file and my experience on Saturday night at a local Barnes & Noble (BKS) seems [...]

Phoenix

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Investigative Reporters and Editors Annual Conference. I’ll be talking about investigative business journalism with WSJ Reporter John Emshiwiller.