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    Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985 as a merger between Lay's Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both relatively small regional companies.

  2. The Enron scandal was a series of events that resulted in the bankruptcy of the U.S. energy, commodities, and services company Enron Corporation in 2001 and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen LLP, which had been one of the largest auditing and accounting companies in the world.

  3. Mar 1, 2024 · Enron was an energy company that began to trade extensively in energy derivatives markets. The company hid massive trading losses, ultimately leading to one of the largest accounting scandals and...

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  5. The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal involving Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. When news of widespread fraud within the company became public in October 2001, the company declared bankruptcy and its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen – then one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships ...

  6. Dec 2, 2021 · Twenty years after epic bankruptcy, Enron leaves a complex legacy. Enron’s bankruptcy on Dec. 2, 2001, was the largest in U.S. history at the time, ending a stunning fall from grace. The company ...

  7. Dec 2, 2021 · December 2, 2021 1:06 PM EST. It’s the kind of historic anniversary few people really want to remember. In early December 2001, innovative energy company Enron Corporation, a darling of Wall...

  8. Aug 3, 2021 · Andersen collapsed in 2002, its reputation destroyed by the Enron story. The US quickly passed the Sarbanes Oxley Act which meant auditors of publicly traded companies are barred from providing...

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