Day September 13, 2006

Backdated options

The WSJ details, in a handy chart format, over 105 companies (so far) involved in the backdated options scandals. This includes SEC, criminal, and internal investigations, as well as “restatement of income”, which is always a useful way to say…

Maybe they are a gang

Forbes reports HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn “took the fall.” Sue says, that’s a gangland phrase meaning someone took the rap for someone else. Forbes could have used any phrase but they choose that one. Interesting. Given there are at least…