Notre Dame News: Companies hide negative news by issuing unrelated press releases alongside SEC filings, study shows

Notre Dame News: Companies hide negative news by issuing unrelated press releases alongside SEC filings, study shows . “To distract investors from bad news, companies strategically issue unrelated press releases on the same day they file negative news with the SEC via Form 8-K, according to a new study from the University of Notre Dame. Form 8-K is the report publicly traded companies must file with the SEC between quarterly reports to notify shareholders of any major events. Sometimes the news is positive, sometimes it’s negative.”