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Is There an Enron Sitting In Your Portfolio?
4:30PM 7/13/2011
Investing, Earnings, Bank of America, Investing Basics, Investment
Enron may be the most infamous, but it's just one of many instances of financial chicanery in recent corporate history. Examples of such shenanigans are rich, ripe, and recurring, right up to the present.
Oil Speculators: Manipulative Evil Masterminds or Just Savvy Investors?
4:00PM 5/10/2011
Energy, Columns, Investing, Investing Basics, Market News, Investment
As the price of oil has soared over the past few months, an army of commentators has accused "speculators" of manipulating the oil market to profit from the misery of the American people. But how much are these big investors to blame for our pain at the pump, and how much is simply a matter of supply and demand?
Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron, was denied temporary release from prison to attend his son's funeral, CNBC reported.
John Taylor "J.T." Skilling was found dead at his home in Santa Ana, California, last week. The cause of the college sophomore's death is undetermined, pending a toxicology...
Son of Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Found Dead in Apartment
8:42AM 2/04/2011
The college-age son of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling has been found dead in the California apartment where the student lived.
John Taylor Skilling, 20, was found dead Thursday laying near bottles of medication, police said, according to news reports.
Authorities are awaiting results from an...
Former Enron CEO Skilling Takes Another Shot at Freedom
12:05PM 11/01/2010
Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron chief executive officer who is serving a 24-year prison sentence for fraud, is seeking a new trial over government objections. Could Skilling soon regain his freedom?
Legal Briefing: Texas Investigating Google for Antitrust Violations
11:00AM 9/04/2010
The Texas AG is investigating Google for allegedly manipulating search results to hurt its competitors, which could be an antitrust violation. Three companies, two in the U.S. and one in the U.K., have all complained of Google search manipulation.
Legal Briefing: McDonald's Hot-Coffee Case Sequel -- Hot Chocolate
10:35AM 8/26/2010
The infamous McDonald's coffee lawsuit has a sequel. A mother has sued the fast-food giant because too-hot chocolate burned her daughter. But the coffee suit was much stronger than was reported and may bolster the new case.
Legal Briefing: Ex-Enron Boss Jeff Skilling Wants Bail, Too
10:32AM 7/29/2010
In the wake of Supreme Court ruling that restricted the use of the "honest services" statute as a basis for fraud convictions, former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling has joined the queue of high-profile corporate convicts asking for bail pending their fraud appeals.
Legal Briefing: BP-Anadarko Fight Stays Out of Court
1:00PM 6/24/2010
BP and Anadarko will battle over whether the former was grossly negligent in the Deepwater Horizon project before an arbitration panel, not a court. This means the fight won't help oil-spill plaintiffs. Plus, Viacom vs. YouTube and dangerously industry-friendly regulators.
Will Enron ex-CEO Jeffrey Skilling get out of jail? The Supreme Court ruled today on several aspects of his convictions, and it vacated one of them. It's now up to a lower court to review the ruling and decide whether Skilling deserves a new trial.
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