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Skilling hopes Supreme Court frees him

Former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling is hoping that a hearing before the Supreme Court will set him free.


Decade of The Deal: Arthur Andersen's spectacular fall

In this installment of Decade of the Deal Gerald Urich recalls the mood at Hershey as it became apparent its longtime auditor, Arthur Andersen, may not survive.


Enron debacle comes to the stage

The multibillion-dollar Enron Corp. scandal is now on stage in the UK.


On the matter of the M.B.A. oath

Michael Skapinker has a column in the Financial Times Tuesday discussing an oath, hatched at Harvard Business School, that's been getting publicity of late.


Harvey Pitt recalls 9/11: Decade of The Deal

Then-SEC Chairman Pitt discusses efforts to bring New York's financial exchanges back to life after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


Bankruptcy forces name change of some stadiums

Enron, Adelphi, MCI and PsiNet once had stadiums named after themselves but crushing debt forced bankruptcy and name changes to their former fields of glory.


Enron went bankrupt, but what of Satyam's future?

Fraud-felled Satyam Computer Services Ltd. is being called "India's Enron," after the head of the Indian out-sourcing giant admitted this week he had cooked the books to the tune of about $1 billion, leaving the company with almost no cash. Enron went bust and filed for Chapter 11. Its trustee eventually recovered billions of dollars from banks for creditors. What about Satyam?...


Supersizing a GM bankruptcy

How much would it cost to restructure General Motors Corp., and how long would it take? Forget the $64,000 question. This is an inquiry involving tens of billions....


Financial crisis prompts worries at FBI

Anyone looking forward to high-profile "perp-walks" as a result of fraud in the wake of the current financial crisis better consider another form of entertainment because the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the agency taking the lead in the investigations of potential fraud at failed banks, reportedly is finding that its own resources and finances are lacking. ...


In search of AIG's $85B

Eighty-five billion dollars. That's what the Federal Reserve is going to lend American International Group Inc. That's a "b" on the -illion, by the way, not an "m." Where is it going to come from?...


Lehman ends the search for this era's signature bankruptcy

At least one question has been answered by Monday's Chapter 11 filing of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc....


Bankruptcy Update: Superior, Enron, Frontier, Sharper Image and RedEnvelope

Here is Monday morning's wrap-up of the latest bankruptcy stories we have been covering on TheDeal.com: For more bankruptcy coverage, check out the bankruptcy channel on TheDeal.com or visit our premium product, Bankruptcy Insider.Superior plunges into Ch. 11 After defaulting on its loans and being smacked with several class-action lawsuits, Superior Offshore International Inc. has taken a dive into bankruptcy. The provider of subsea construction and commercial diving services to the offshore oil and gas industry filed for Chapter 11. Although the company didn't state why it filed, it was facing at least two class-action lawsuits and was in...



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Editor's letter: Nov. 16, 2009

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