John E. Olson, Analyst Fired for Enron Skepticism, Dies at 83
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ZeljkoSAuthor
10 days ago
1 replyhttps://archive.ph/vldJB#selection-991.241-991.251
kristianp
9 days ago
https://archive.md/vldJB
zippyman55
10 days ago
1 replyThe penalties were so light for Enron.
I wonder how the AI Bubble will pop and what will become of the similar analysts who resisted the hype.
dtagames
10 days ago
1 replyHype is different from defrauding shareholders. Usually.
zippyman55
10 days ago
It would not surprise me, when the dust settles, there will be some defrauding to be discovered. The scale is too great. Enron suggesting they were the smarted guys in the room, was hype?
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