May 21 Watch Misleading Investors? Merrill Lynch, the top brokerage firm in the U.S., settled a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleged it misled investors. Three experts discuss the deal and what it might mean for other Wall Street heavyweights. Continue watching
May 15 Watch California Trading Following a report on congressional inquiries into whether Enron manipulated energy prices in California, two industry experts discuss the allegations. Continue watching
May 14 Former Andersen Auditor Admits to Breaking Law Former Arthur Andersen auditor David Duncan dealt a major blow to his old company Monday, testifying that he purposefully ordered his colleagues to destroy potentially incriminating records relating to the Enron case. Continue reading
May 07 Enron Drove Up Cali. Power Prices Enron electricity traders manipulated prices during last year's Californian power crisis, according to documents released Monday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Continue reading
May 03 Unemployment Rate Jumps to Six Percent Unemployment rose to 6 percent in April, the highest since August 1994, as the U.S. workforce still appears to be feeling the effects of last year's recession. Continue reading
May 03 Watch Crunching the Numbers With the unemployment rate reaching the highest level in eight years and the stock market sluggish, is the economy still on the road to recovery? Two experts assess. Continue watching
May 01 Watch Boom and Bust Ray Suarez looks into the rise and fall of WorldCom, once a major player in the telecommunications industry, with Blair Levin, telecommunications analyst at Legg Mason and former chief of staff at the FCC; and Anna-Maria Kovacs, a telecommunications analyst… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch End of the Recesssion? Does a sudden jump in the growth of the U.S. economy mean an end to the recession? Three economists assess the prospects for a continued recovery. Continue watching
Apr 25 Accounting Reform Bill Passes House; Faces Senate Challenge By a 334-90 vote, the House approved Republican-backed legislation aimed at overhauling both the accounting industry and the corporate audit system in the wake of Enron's sudden collapse. Continue reading
Apr 19 Andersen, Government Settlement Talks Collapse Negotiations to settle criminal charges of obstruction of justice against accounting firm Arthur Andersen unexpectedly collapsed Thursday, possibly paving the way for a trial next month. Continue reading