Overstock.com Inc.

overstock.com inc. - All News and Analysis

• Interview with Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-24

  Excerpts from Trading Goddess's interview with Dr. Patrick M. Byrne of Overstock.com: • • • by Trading Goddess

  Tags: Retail, Trading Goddess, Overstock.com Inc.

• Wrapping Force Protection's Demise in the American Flag

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-10

  Gary Weiss submits: Jeff Matthews has an enjoyable item on one of the more loathsome conspiracy theories being circulated on the Internet: that "naked shorting" was the cause of the demise of a company called Force Protection FRPT, and that by some twisted logic "American soldiers were being punished...

  Tags: Transport, Gary Weiss, Force Protection Inc., Overstock.com Inc.

• Overstock.com's Obfuscations

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-24

  Sam E. Antar submits: In this post, I will detail how certain members of Overstock.com's (NASDAQ: OSTK) unprincipled management team conned investors into believing that the company's non-compliant EBITDA disclosures were in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G, governing non-GAAP disclosures. I believe that Overstock.com's non-compliant EBITDA...

  Tags: Internet, Sam E. Antar, Overstock.com Inc.

• Overstock.com Corporate Fraud Update

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-24

  Gary Weiss submits: My favorite corporate sleazebags, the management of Overstock.com OSTK, are the subject of two excellent posts over the past few days by my fellow white color crime aficionados, reformed felon-turned antifraud crusader Sam Antar and forensic accountant Tracy Coenen. Overstock is a worthy subject for several...

  Tags: Internet, Gary Weiss, Overstock.com Inc.

• More on the Overstock.com Spam Campaign

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-19

  Gary Weiss submits: The Overstock.com p.r. genius is producing more dividends for this slimy company. The website Microcap Speculator, also a target of the spam campaign I noted a few days ago, reacted in an annoyed post today.   Two questions: by Gary Weiss

  Tags: Overstock.com Inc., Seeking Alpha, Gary Weiss, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet

• Overstock.com's Latest Gambit: Email Spams to Promote Its Wacky CEO

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-17

  Gary Weiss submits: The corporate fraud poster boy Overstock.com, having just reinstated in financial results going back to the time of Copernicus, has invested its scarce cash in a new but typically slimy tactic: email spams. Now, the purpose of this spam was not to clear out the...

  Tags: Overstock.com Inc., Seeking Alpha, Gary Weiss, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Internet

• Overstock.com's New Disclosures Show Company Financial Reports Were a 'Joke'

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-11

  Sam E. Antar submits: Overstock.com’s (NASDAQ: OSTK) new amended financial reports filed on Monday, vindicates findings, first exposed in this blog, that the company violated Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G governing non-GAAP disclosures, such as EBITDA and materially overstated its non-compliant EBITDA in financial reports dating back to...

  Tags: Financial, Overstock.com Inc., Seeking Alpha, Sam E. Antar, Financial Report, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Finance, Internet

• What Overstock.com Did Not Disclose About Latest Accounting Errors

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-03

  Sam E. Antar submits:   Overstock.com’s OSTK recently announced restatements of prior financial reports dating back to 2003, caused greater material distortions of reported financial performance, than the company's management team has led investors to believe, in their comments made during the Q3 2008 earnings call. As I detailed in my last blog...

  Tags: Accounting, Financial, Overstock.com Inc., Seeking Alpha, Sam E. Antar, Financial Report, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Retail

• Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Kroger, Safeway, Cost Plus and Overstock.com

  - 2008-10-27

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Rob Plaza, who discusses Kroger (NYSE: KR), Safeway (NYSE: SWY), Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM) and Overstock.com (Nasdaq: OSTK). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter:...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., New York Stock Exchange, newsletter, Overstock.com Inc., Retail, Safeway Plc., stock

• Overstock.com, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-24

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Nat Schindler from Merrill Lynch. Nat Schindler – Merrill Lynch Patrick, a couple of things. A lot of people are talking about the macro environment and how things fell apart with the global financial crisis in September. ...

  Tags: Growth, Call Transcript, Quarter, Overstock.com Inc., Earnings, September, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Seeking Alpha

• Selling Overstock.com Ahead of Earnings

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-23

  eChristian Investing submits: Overstock.com OSTK is scheduled to report third quarter 2008 results before the market opens tomorrow, Friday, October 24. Based on our analysis, we at eChristianInvesting are expecting OSTK to report disappointing results that miss Wall Street’s consensus expectations. by eChristian Investing

  Tags: Overstock.com Inc., Earnings, Seeking Alpha, eChristian Investing, Financial Accounting, Finance, Internet

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Actions Semiconductor Corp., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Overstock.com, Inc. and Sonic Innovations, Inc

  - 2008-10-15

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Actions Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: ACTS), Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL), Teva...

  Tags: Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., blog, FINANCE, innovation, Investment, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., newsletter, Overstock.com Inc., semiconductor, stock

• Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Telus Corp., Overstock.com, Barr Pharmaceuticals, Actions Semiconductor and Sonic Innovations

  - 2008-10-14

  CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Telus Corporation (NYSE: TU) as the Bull of the Day and Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL), Actions Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ACTS) and Sonic Innovations (Nasdaq: SNCI). ...

  Tags: analysis, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., FINANCE, innovation, Investment, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., New York Stock Exchange, newsletter, Overstock.com Inc., semiconductor, stock, TELUS Corp., WIRELESS

• Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Sends Open Letter to President Bush

  - 2008-10-11

  'Enact a market-wide mandatory pre-borrow requirement for all short sales' writes Byrne SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc. chairman and CEO Patrick M. Byrne sends an open letter to President George W. Bush. October 10, 2008 Mr. George W. Bush...

  Tags: FINANCE, Overstock.com Inc., SALES, SEC

• Top Stock Performers in August: Airlines, Internet

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-04

  eChristian Investing submits: The stock market performed reasonably well in August with falling oil prices and some better than expected earnings results pushing the market indicators all positive for the month. The Dow gained 166 points or 1.5% and the Nasdaq gained 42 points or 1.8%. Taking a...

  Tags: Internet, Transport, Alaska Air Group Inc., Answers Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., eDiets Com Inc., InfoSpace Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp., US Airways Group Inc., Move Inc., NetEase Inc., Overstock.com Inc., UAL Corp., WebMD, ZipRealty Inc.

• Best and Worst Performing Stocks on Earnings

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-19

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: The average US stock went up 0.34% on the first trading day following their earnings reports during the second quarter reporting period.  That's a pretty good number considering the negative sentiment we saw leading up to earnings season.  Now that Wal-Mart WMT has...

  Tags: US Market, ACI Worldwide Inc., AMR Corp., Astronics Corp., Bare Escentuals Inc., Barrett Business Services Inc., Cepheid, FCStone Group Inc., Foundry Networks Inc., Garmin Ltd., Landamerica Financial Group Inc., Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc., Overstock.com Inc., Pacer International Inc., PharmaNet Development Group Inc., Penson Worldwide Inc., SanDisk Corp., UAL Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.

• Stock Performance Since Earnings

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-06

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: We recently calculated the performance of all US stocks since the open following their most recent earnings reports.  This takes out the initial reaction to earnings reports in after-hours and pre-market trading and highlights how investors have treated shares post earnings.  As shown...

  Tags: US Market, AuthenTec, Biogen Idec Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., CDI Corp., Centene Corp., Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Elan Corp. Plc., EPIQ Systems Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc., Gramercy Capital Corp., ImClone Systems Inc., Overstock.com Inc., Piper Jaffray Cos., Penson Worldwide Inc., Spartan Motors Inc., SunTrust Banks Inc., Trimas Corp., Wachovia Corp.

• Overstock.com, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-07-18

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Your first question will come from the line of Shawn Milne of Oppenheimer. Please proceed. Shawn Milne – Oppenheimer Yes, good morning, Patrick, couple of questions for you. Can you describe a little bit more what marketing programs you were working on in...

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• Overstock.com Appears on '13-day' Regulation SHO Threshold List for 800 Trading Days

  - 2008-05-08

  Wonders when SEC will Enforce Regulation SHO

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• Gradient Analytics Looks Forward to Proving Overstock Wrong

  - 2008-04-23

  Case Essential To Protecting Analysts From Issuer Retaliation

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