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• Why the bubble popped.(stock market crash)(Bibliography)

  - 2004-05-03

  This clutch of books offers an excellent retrospective on the recent stock-market crash, which wiped out $8.5 trillion in market value. The value of individual retirement accounts dropped by one-third, and in just twelve months, 2 million Americans lost their jobs. But the lessons...

  Tags: accounting, Arthur Andersen, bank, bubble, deregulation, Enron Corp., Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, Investment, Robert, SEC, stock, telecommunications, WorldCom Inc.

• Andersen Puts Forth Its Case in Austin, Texas.

  - 2003-10-10

  By Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 10--AUSTIN, Texas--Judges' questions in the Arthur Andersen oral argument here Thursday indicated the court may have serious questions about whether to overturn the company's obstruction of justice conviction. ...

  Tags: Arthur Andersen, Enron Corp., Government, Judge, lawyer, SEC, SOFTWARE, verdict

• Vail revises profit.

  - 2002-10-29

  Oct 29, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) A US ski resort operator, which recently fired Arthur Andersen as its auditor, has revised its profits downwards. Vail Resorts, which owns the Breckenridge and Keystone resorts in Colorado, said its net income...

  Tags: Arthur Andersen, FINANCE, SEC

• An Icon Crumbles; Long before the Enron scandal, cracks were eroding the foundation of the accountancy revered for its unwavering standards.(News)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-10-07

  Byline: Steven R. Strahler Arthur Andersen LLP's spectacular skid from an auditor above reproach to a criminal organization convicted of obstruction of justice is supposed to be either a mystery or a travesty-too much of a colossal irony, or injus Byline: Steven R....

  Tags: accountancy, accounting, Arthur Andersen, audit, consulting, Enron Corp., SEC

• New SEC Rules for Arthur Andersen Audit Clients

  - 2002-07-17

  The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC announced new rules, effective March 18, 2002, that are designed to assist companies that have Arthur Andersen LLP Andersen as their outside auditor. The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC announced new rules, effective March 18, 2002, that are...

  Tags: Arthur Andersen, audit, SEC

• Six Corporations Awash in Scandals Gave Nearly $13M in Soft Money During Past Decade, According to Democracy 21 Report

  - 2002-07-08

  WASHINGTON, July 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- During the past 10 years, a rogue's list of corporations currently awash in scandals -- Adelphia Communications, Arthur Andersen, Enron Corporation, Global Crossing, Qwest Communications, and WorldCom Inc. -- poured $12,988,699 in soft money contributions into the nation's political system, including $7,765,553 to Republicans...

  Tags: Adelphia Communications Corp., Arthur Andersen, Democrat, Enron Corp., FINANCE, Global Crossing Ltd., Litigation, Qwest Communications Inc., Republican, SEC, WorldCom Inc.

• Cannon Express Inc. has dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent auditor, according to a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

  - 2002-06-24

  Cannon Express Inc. has dismissed Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent auditor, according to a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has hired Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain to be its new independent auditor for the year ending June 30.

  Tags: Arthur Andersen, Cannon Express Inc., SEC

• GlycoGenesys, Inc. Releases Arthur Andersen As Auditor

  - 2002-04-17

  Business/Technology Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K BOSTON--BW HealthWire--April 17, 2002 GlycoGenesys, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLGS) today announced that it has dismissed Arthur Andersen, LLP as the Company's independent public accountant, and is in the process of selecting a new independent accounting firm. The Company had no outstanding accounting...

  Tags: accountant, Arthur Andersen, commission, Company, FINANCE, financial, GlycoGenesys Inc., READERS, SEC

• PSS World Medical Appoints Auditor

  - 2002-03-22

  Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--BW HealthWire--March 22, 2002 PSS World Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:PSSI) announced today that its Board of Directors has dismissed Arthur Andersen and appointed KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors. The appointment of KPMG LLP was made after careful consideration by the...

  Tags: Arthur Andersen, Company, FINANCE, KPMG International, PSS World Medical Inc., SEC, SOFTWARE

• Actions for Issuers and Others Interesting Participants in Light of Indictment

  BNET - 2002-03-22

  The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC issued a release on March 18 titled "Temporary Final Rule and Final Rule: Requirements for Arthur Andersen LLP Auditing Clients." Based on the SEC release, the article provides a list of questions that issuers who use Arthur Andersen LLP Andersen as their auditors may...

  Tags: Arthur Andersen, SEC, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Financial Accounting, Finance