The defense questioned former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling about his role in the collapse of the energy giant. Fortune Magazine's Bethany McLean discusses the case and Skilling's changed demeanor. The ...

Let us be thankful Michael Moore didn't get his hands on The Smartest Guys in the Room, the 2003 book by Fortune magazine writers Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. Their chronicle of the rise and fall ...

For many people, the Enron scandal unfolded in a series of fragmented pieces -- a revelation and indictment here, a "60 Minutes" interview there -- so that the totality of the affair and its ...

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After several quick narratives by insiders and outsiders, as well as a television movie, what more could be said about that ne plus ultra of business scandals, Enron? The answer: plenty. Faced with ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- "The Smartest Guys in the Room" made me steaming mad all over again about Enron. That's a credit to authors Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind's relentlessly thorough reporting and ...

Enron is a well-worn story of many things: accounting irregularities, energy deregulation, New Economy hysteria, and other matters that contributed to one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history.