An SEC filing is a formal document, typically a financial statement, submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Public companies are required to make
As a business journalist, you know that the public financial filings of corporations are vital to your reporting. And you’re aware of the importance of digging through the footnotes
Initial public offerings are big for investors—and big news for business journalists. Because of SEC regulations, once a company says that it is IPO bound,
The 10-Q, a publicly traded company’s quarterly report filed with the SEC, is a multi-purpose tool. You can use it to break news, to get a
There are two main places to look for public companies’ financial reports and related information on the internet: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website and,
There is a little landmine hidden in the law just waiting to trap the unsuspecting business journalist. Jail could be the result. The law and
Recent SEC Actions Last week (April 19, 2016) the Securities and Exchange Commission issued press release 2016-74. One purpose of the press release was announcing
This is one of a series of articles focused on financial accounting disclosures and how you as a reporter can interpret and report on them.
Government agencies offer great information, reports and official data. As a business journalist, or if you cover money in your beat, follow these federal agencies on
Have you read about the growing number of fast food workers going on strike for $15 an hour? Because of growing media attention gained by
We’re at the brink of proxy season now; one of the most interesting times of year to be a business journalist. Proxy statements – or
Nearly every day, in board rooms all over America, executives and their investor relations staff huddle around a speaker phone and put their best collective
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