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...total separation of business activities with contrasting self-interests would do the most good, and will likely be the outcome (at least in the case of auditing and consulting firms, since those companies have the taint of Enron). Such will likely not be the case for Wall Street analysts and bankers, since those firms are less exposed and can always cry caveat emptor, effectively saying that investors must take responsibility for their own losses. On that note, they have a point, but the presumed skepticism of his readers does not excuse Blodget of fraud in publicly praising stocks that...
Messier often points out that Vivendi made its revenue targets last year, and hit its earnings predictions--before those big charges. But this is the Enron Era. Big companies with complex finances and fuzzy growth prospects won't be getting a warm welcome from shareholders, no matter how big a splash the CEO can make. --With reporting by Bruce Crumley/ Paris and Jeffrey Ressner/Los Angeles
...Remember, the fall of Enron started with a one-time write-down. And there's not a lot of goodwill left at that company any more...
...them cashed out as cleanly as Cuban (who bought apartments in New York, Los Angeles and Miami as well as a $41 million Gulfstream jet). For the past two years, Cuban has lectured about the perils of stocks. "Don't trust the stock market. It's a scam. Enron proved that," says Cuban. "Today the stock market is closer to a Ponzi scheme than an investor's paradise." He takes a breath and asks, "Do I sound crazy...
...West ’74 (News, “West Blasts Summers, Says Gates Likely to Go,” April 16), perhaps he will want to exhort the Business School professors about some of their choices. Doing outside work for the likes of Global Crossings, Waste Management, Enron, Arthur Anderson and a host of others might be worth a grilling. Or is the new president only interested in certain types of outside activities...