Jul 26 Watch Wall Street’s Wild Week Terence Smith looks back on this week's volatile stock market with Gretchen Morgensen, financial writer and columnist for The New York Times. Continue watching
Jul 25 Government Investigates AOL Time Warner Accounting AOL Time Warner disclosed Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission had launched an investigation into accounting practices at its America Online division. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Better Bookkeeping Congress passes a corporate reform bill creating tougher penalties against fraud and stricter oversight of the accounting industry. Continue watching
Jul 24 Five Former Adelphia Executives Arrested The U.S. Justice Dept. arrested five former senior executives of bankrupt cable giant Adelphia Communications Corp., including founder and former CEO John Rigas, Wednesday morning on charges they "looted" millions of dollars from the company. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch Accounting Questions In the continuing investigation of corporate America, questions are raised about whether the Halliburton Corporation's revenue figures were artificially inflated on Vice President Dick Cheney's watch. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Fraud at Adelphia? The arrest of five executives from Adelphia cable television company on fraud charges prompts further questions about the state of corporate America. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Background: Fraud at Adelphia? Spencer Michels reports on the arrests of former executives at the Adelphia cable television company. Continue watching
Jul 22 Volatile Stock Market Closes Under 8,000 Points Despite assurances from President Bush that the economy remains strong, the stock market fluctuated widely Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing over 200 points and closing under 8,000 points for the first time since 1998. Continue reading
Jul 22 WorldCom Files for Largest Bankruptcy in U.S. History WorldCom, the second-largest U.S. long-distance carrier, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, as the telecom giant collapsed under pressure of a major accounting scandal and its $30 billion of debt. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Market Fears Gwen Ifill discusses the volatile performance of the stock market with Terry Savage, a personal finance columnist for the Chicago Sun Times and author of The Savage Truth On Money; and David Kotok, president of Cumberland Advisors, a money management… Continue watching