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Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 20,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion in 2000. Fortune named Enron "America's Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years.
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FBN’s Liz MacDonald on the possible charges against Egan-Jones by the SEC.
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Before giving Egan-Jones Ratings Co. the power to rate bonds and other securities in late 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly held serious concer...
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Citgroup Inc. (C) said it hired Rohan Weerasinghe as general counsel to succeed Michael Helfer.Helfer, who was general counsel for nine years during which Citi went ...
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at boosting jobs by easing an array of business regulations, the measure's last step befor...
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at boosting jobs by easing an array of business regulations, the measure's last step befor...
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Edelman Financial Group Chairman George Ball on the secret stocks that are often overlooked by investors .
FBN's Charlie Gasparino and former SEC Enforcement Attorney Ron Geffner on whether the Nasdaq violated the law with the Facebook IPO.
Peter Dunn renounced his U.S. citizenship last year so he no longer would have to deal with the Internal Revenue Service.He says he's not wealthy, or hiding income o...
Here's a handy leadership tip from J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) CEO James Dimon: "You have to fight self-deception. Human beings are experts at it. I do it, too."I f...
U.S. officials made a splash last month with their first arrest in the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill case, but many legal experts say the arrest was heavy-handed, perhaps e...
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