• Merrill Lynch CEO to step down on Monday

    Stan O’Neal, CEO of Merrill Lynch, is said to be stepping down on Monday. He is not going willingly, however. The board of directors was meeting this weekend to discuss candidates for the postition. O’Neal’s departure comes following an $8.4 […]

  • NAACP Wants Patrick Byrne of Overstock.com to Apologize

    Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com made a teeny little goof this week. Well, okay… it wasn’t so teeny. It was pretty bad. Byrne was part of a debate on school vouchers in Utah, which he favors. During the debate, he […]

  • Getting around the Do Not Call Registry

    Companies that relied heavily on telemarketing were hit hard by the Do Not Call list. They were severely limited in doing cold calls over the telephone. Anyone on the Do Not Call list was off-limits, and today that totals about […]

  • Sam Antar v. Patrick Byrne of Overstock.com

    The regular readers of this blog are familiar with the issues at Overstock.com. The company can’t turn a profit to save its life, but CEO Patrick Byrne blames that on short sellers. The fact is that the financial statements have […]

  • Beware: Natural Disasters Create an Opportunity for Fraud

    A major natural disaster such as the California wildfires does more damage than just what you see. When the cleanup and restoration begin, there can be more trouble in the form of fraud. Isn’t fraud the last thing you should […]

  • Flip This House lawsuit update

    This information is old (from early June), but since I have so many people reaching my site with searches related to Flip This House, I thought I’d print it anyway. I wrote previously about the lawsuit between A&E and Richard […]

  • Usana’s “strong” return on equity numbers

    TheStreet.com issued some upgrades and downgrades late last week, and had this to say about Usana Health Sciences: Nutritional and personal care products developer USANA Health Sciences (USNA – Cramer’s Take – Stockpickr) has been upgraded to a buy from […]

  • KPMG Trial Delayed

    he trial of KPMG executives charged with creating and marketing illegal tax shelters has been delayed. 13 accused executives had all charges dropped after a judge recently ruled that it was illegal for the government to pressure KPMG to not […]

  • New York Post Story on Usana Cheating in China

    Roddy Boyd at the New York Post has picked up the story about Usana illegally recruiting new associates in China. Boyd explains China’s laws like this:

  • Mannatech Fires Auditors Grant Thornton

    Mannatech Inc. fired its auditors, Grant Thornton, after refusing to comply with GT’s demand that Sam Caster be removed from all duties. Caster is the founder of Mannatech and the current chairman of the board. He resigned as CEO two […]