Jan 29 Enron Names New CEO Bankrupt energy giant Enron today selected Stephen Cooper, a business restructuring expert, to lead the company out of the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Enron Update Betty Ann Bowser reports on the many repercussions of Enron's collapse in its hometown of Houston, Texas. Continue watching
Jan 25 Former Enron Executive Dead in Apparent Suicide A former vice chairman of Enron was found shot to death in his car today. A coworker said J. Clifford Baxter "complained mightily" about Enron's alleged mismanaged accounting practices before he resigned in May. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Silent Watchdogs Paul Solman untangles the riddle of who failed to keep watch on energy giant Enron before it collapsed. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Retail in America Ray Suarez examines retail in America, highlighting the legacies of K-Mart and the late Neiman Marcus retail entrepreneur Stanley Marcus, with Harvard business professor Nancy Koehn. Continue watching
Jan 24 Hearings on Enron Begin on Capitol Hill; Kenneth Lay Resigns The House Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony from former employees of Arthur Andersen, Enron's former auditors, one day after Enron's Chairman and CEO quit under pressure. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Investigating Enron Kwame Holman covers the congressional hearings on Enron's collapse. Continue watching
Jan 23 Enron Chair and CEO Kenneth Lay Resigns Enron Chair and CEO Kenneth Lay announced he would resign, saying it was in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Accounting Alchemy A look at the magic act that contributed to the rise and fall of Enron. Continue watching
Jan 17 Govt. Proposes Accounting Industry Reforms On the same day bankrupt energy giant Enron fired its accounting firm, the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pledged to reform the regulation of the financial accounting system to prevent the abuses alleged in the Enron case. Continue reading