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February 15, 2002
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It is more than just the biggest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history. The collapse of Enron is a tale of greed, hubris, corporate dishonesty, loss of security, and shaken trust in the American economic system. More importantly, Enron's collapse marks the end of one era, and the start of a new one. The Marketplace Special Report "BLIND TRUST" steps back from the noise to put the Enron drama in a greater historical context. |
An
Enron employee sits on her box full of personal items after being
suddenly laid off, on Dec. 3. Thousands of Enron employees were
let go by the bankrupt Houston energy-trading company. (AP/World
Wide Photos/David J. Phillip)
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Former
Enron CEO Kenneth Lay listens to opening statements at a Senate
Commerce Committee hearing, Feb. 12. Senators heaped scorn on Lay,
the man who built Enron into a Wall Street darling only to see it
collapse in scandal. (AP/World Wide Photos/Kenneth Lambert)
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