Monthly Archives: April 2010
Rex Shelby Heads Back To Trial
Rex Shelby’s motion to appeal was dismissed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and has been remanded to the circuit court. Shelby will returning to trail as soon as Judge Gilmore has space on her docket. The judgement badly … Continue reading
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Sherron Watkins Ties Compensation To Ethical Problems
I was surprised to learn that Sherron Watkins has connected corporate ethics to compensation policy: Of particular interest was [Watkins'] answer to the question of how such egregious behavior could exist in a business. She believes that such behavior primarily … Continue reading
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Enron Charities: Largess Even In Crisis
This post on a blog called The Cohen Report, dated December 2007, has an interesting breakdown of various Enron charities. One thing that screamed out at me was this: Inexplicably, as [Skilling] left Enron and the corporation melted, in 2002 … Continue reading
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Gallup Poll Shows Enron, Arthur Andersen Viewed Negatively
A Gallup poll showed that Americans viewed Enron and Arthur Andersen negatively in May, 2002. In other news, cows go moo. News about corporations has moved beyond the business pages to the front pages of most newspapers in 2002. For … Continue reading
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Weissmann Catches Enron Play
Bloomberg has the story of Weissmann watching the play then having dinner with the interviewer after, and complaining that only Sherron Watkins stood up and said something was wrong. This is a lie. Sherron Watkins did not say there was … Continue reading
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Enroncore
I don’t know what to call this. It starts out as a review of the Enron play and then goes all over the place. A fun read, but keep in mind that the author, Mimi Schwarts, assisted Sherron Watkins in … Continue reading
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Enron Poetry
Via Culturemap, about creative writing in Houston: 7.) Write an ode to the tragic fall of Enron. Or WorldCom. Or Bear Sterns (a company: not a leather bar). Or pick your favorite collapse. There are so many you might wonder … Continue reading
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Enron On Drudge
It’s nice to see Enron in the news these days. You can read the article about Enron/Bush vs. Goldman/Obamahere. The money quote is here: It would be fair to say that the total amount the Obama administration has received from … Continue reading
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Iron Man and Enron
As I was watching Glee the other night (I am both a Gleek and a geek!), a trailer for the upcoming Iron Man 2 movie was shown. It stars Robert Downey, Jr. — yummy! The movie trailer was sponsored by … Continue reading
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Happy Jeff Skilling Day!
Last year, on April 17, I declared it Jeff Skilling Day. Jeff Skilling Day celebrates not only Jeff Skilling for his amazing ability to create and move markets, but businessmen around the globe who are merely trying to do their … Continue reading
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Minyanville Screws Up Enron Article
Minyanville has an article about something – I really wasn’t even paying attention because the grammar was just awful, I couldn’t wade through it. But I did force myself to read the Enron parts: I was an investor in Enron … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
April 11, 1986, an AP story ran in the Houston Chronicle announcing the formation of a new company called Enron: HNG/InterNorth to become Enron Corp. Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. – Stockholders of HNG/InterNorth have voted to change the diversified energy … Continue reading
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Jeff Skilling Vs. Karl Rove
Oh my heart. I am just not sure I can tolerate this. Karl Rove gave an interview to KansasCity.com. The interviewer seems to be a partisan, but more than that, he seems to just want to pick a fight. Watching … Continue reading
