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Archive for the 'Apple' Tag

Apple’s “revealing” 8K…

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Has anyone not heard the news about Steve Jobs stepping down from Apple (AAPL) to focus on his health? Of course not. From the moment it was announced after the market closed on Wednesday that Steve Jobs would be taking the next six months off, the news dominated headlines and video coverage, both online and [...]

Apple shows there are no accidents in the filings…

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Two months ago, I took some hits from Apple fans who belittled the subtle change I had picked up (and footnoted) in Apple’s most recent 10-Q. One of those commenting — someone not brave enough to use their own name — told me to get a life and stop reading the filings (as opposed to [...]

Apple says economy is “depressed”…

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

While some people continue to debate whether or not we’re actually in a recession, Apple (AAPL) went a step further in the 10Q it filed yesterday, using stark new language to describe the state of the economy in its risk factors section:
The Company’s operations and performance depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions and their impact [...]

Of body armor and lots of Ipods…

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Every now and then, I come across a disclosure that really makes me scratch my head, which is exactly what I did when I caught this amended 10-K filed by Point Blank Solutions (PBSO.PK) last week. Not familiar with Point Blank? They provide body armor to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And judging by [...]

A juicy Apple 10-K…

Friday, November 16th, 2007

When Apple (AAPL) came out with its Iphone at the end of June, there was a flurry of activity to take it apart. That’s kind of the way I feel about the 10-K they filed late yesterday. There were so many interesting disclosures in the 170-page filing, that it’s hard to know where to begin. [...]