Today, Enron is the biggest business story of our time, and "Fortune" senior writers McLean and Elkind are the new Woodward and Bernstein. Drawing on a wide range of unique sources, their book follows Enron's rise from obscurity to the top of the business world to its disastrous demise.
The fall, in 2001, of the much-touted corporate giant the Enron Corporation made headlines as billions of dollars virtually disappeared and reports of corporate malfeasance surfaced. Investors--including pension plans, Enron employees, and ordinary Americans--were left stunned, angry, and broke. A concerned public asked how it happened, and wanted ...
Successful hedge-fund manager and longtime Wall Street commentator Cramer explains what went wrong on Wall Street and how readers can protect their investments from disaster in volatile markets.
Enron whistle-blower Watkins and journalist Swartz collaborate on this insider's account of the subterfuge, its unmasking, and the subsequent consequences that all contributed to the fall of Enron. POWER FAILURE details not only the questionable business practices inside the Houston-based energy broker, but also the hedonistic excesses that ...
"I'd say you were a carnival barker, except that wouldn't be fair tocarnival barkers. A carnie will at least tell you up front that he's running a shell game. You, Mr. Lay, were running what purported to be the seventh largest corporation in America." - Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) to Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, Senate Commerce Science & ...
This book helps in investigating the financial fraud and misguided power plays that brought down the telecom industry. Once the foundation of the Dow and NASDAQ, the telecom industry has eaten up more capital than any other industry in recent history and has nothing to show for it. Today, it is by far the worst culprit in the spate of financial ...
This book gives an insightful look at how Kmart's management destroyed the company. "Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins" spins an intriguing tale of the missteps of a retail giant who once had the industry in the palm of its hand and foolishly let it all slip away. This engaging book weaves corporate history in with financial analysis and commentary that ...
This is the first inside look into the fall of the telecom industry pioneer. "Disconnected" is the first book to tell the tale of the once powerful telecom pioneer whose corporate scandal eclipses the Enron fiasco. During the summer of 2002, WorldCom, once a leading carrier of Internet traffic, filed the largest bankruptcy claim in American ...
Just as the fabled Icarus of Greek mythology was able to fly so high, so close to the sun, that his wax wings melted and he plunged into the sea, this same paradox can apply to outstanding companies - their very success seduces them into the excesses that cause their downfall. "The Icarus Paradox" is a breathtaking account of what creates stellar ...
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