Monthly Archives: January 2011
Sherron Watkins Would Go To Wikileaks
Good lord, when will this gorilla finally go away and live in quiet service of the Lord, as she’s so loudly proclaiming she wishes to do? Now she has surfaced to say that if Enron happened today, she would have … Continue reading
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Tulip Mania, Housing Crisis, and Enron
This article at Naked Capitalism is pretty interesting. I particularly found this (the last) paragraph particularly piquant: In the movie Inside Job, Spitzer set forth the way to get convictions at big financial firms: start with the widespread use of … Continue reading
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Bill Collins As Background
Bill Collins was becoming dangerously erratic. He was literally endangering Enron’s reputation by telling outrageous lies to Enron’s partners such as Microsoft and Sun. One of his bosses described him as the “highest maintenance employee ever”. And his relationship with … Continue reading
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Enron Wisdom
On the phone with an exec from Corporate: “As you know, when you mark to market every day, there is little difference between being early and being wrong.” Amen to that.
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Cliff Baxter (Love Grazed Here At Least)
Yesterday was the nine year anniversary of Cliff Baxter’s death. It seems impossible that it was so long ago. The investigations into Enron were going full-on; speculation was swirling about criminality, but no indictments had been served. His death became … Continue reading
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Lisa Monaco Gets Promoted
Blog of Legal Times reports that Lisa Monaco has been promoted: Deputy AG James Cole Appoints Front Office Lawyers The Justice Department’s deputy attorney general, James Cole, announced the appointment today of two front-office lawyers, naming Stuart Goldberg as his … Continue reading
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Enron Stock Charts
Monthly price and volume analysis January 1999-December 2001 Weekly trading price and volume analysis January 1999-December 1999 Weekly trading price and volume analysis January 1999-December 1999 Weekly trading price and volume analysis January 2000-December 2000 Weekly trading price and volume … Continue reading
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DOE Order Allowing Enron To Export To Mexico
This is a rather random document in my files, but thought it might be worth a read. EA-102-B_Enron
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Audio Transcript of Conference Call With Alliance Capital
This is an intriguing call between Jeff Skilling and his IR team and Alliance Capital. It was conducted that volatile summer of 2001, eleven days before Jeff announced his intention to leave Enron Corporation. I am not quite sure what … Continue reading
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My Enron Movie, Part Three
Amanda Martin is a sexy character – she needs to be played by an actress who can be both drop-dead sexy and smart – and not let the smart side of the character be subsumed by the sexy. Thus, Naomi … Continue reading
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Cara Ellison Mentioned at Altas Society’s Business Rights Center
I am ashamed to say I missed it at the time, but my blog was mentioned by the Altas Society’s Business Rights Center: Cara Ellison is one of the very few bloggers who defends fallen businessmen. She is particularly passionate … Continue reading
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Enron Talent
This interesting blog post explores the link between talent and success, and of course, it mentions Enron: Although the McKinsey “War for Talent” approach provoked debate within corporate America, one company took the concept further than most. Malcolm Gladwell wrote … Continue reading
Alex Gibney To Direct Movie About Julian Assange
Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer) will direct a documentary about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, funded by Universal. Gibney’s style of moviemaking is akin to Michael … Continue reading
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My Enron Movie, Part 2
Sherron Watkins will be played by Kathy Bates. There’s an abrasive quality that is intrinsic in Kathy’s work that I think works to her advantage in this role. Cindy Olson will be paid by Holly Hunter. Holly Hunter is an … Continue reading
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