Rebecca Smith, John R. Emshwiller

24 Days (eBook, ePUB)

How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies that Destroyed Faith in Corporate America

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

NATIONAL BESTSELLER-with a new prologue and chapter by the authors. "A fascinating tale that reveals as much about the journalistic process as about Enron." - The Washington Post This is the story of Rebecca Smith and John R. Emshwiller, the two reporters who led the Wall Street Journal's reporting on Enron and uncovered the unorthodox partnerships at the heart of the scandal through skill, luck, and relentless determination. It all started in August 2001when Emshwiller was assigned to write a supposedly simple article on the unexpected resignation of Enron CEO Jeff Skilling. During his research, Emshwiller uncovered a buried reference to an off-balance-sheet partnership called LJM. Little did he know, this was the start of a fast and furious ride through the remarkable downfall of a once highly-prized company. Written in an intense, fast paced narrative style, 24 Daystells the gripping story of the colossal collapse of what would become the world's most notorious corporation. The reader follows along as Smith and Emshwiller continue to uncover new partnerships and self-dealing among the highest levels of Enron's management. As they publish articles detailing their findings in the Journal, Wall Street and individual investors have a crisis of confidence and start selling Enron stock at unprecedented levels of volume. In the end-24 short days later-Enron had completely collapsed, erasing 16 years of growth and losing $19 billion in market value while watching the stock drop from $33.84 to $8.41. Not only was the company destroyed, but investors and retired employees were completely wiped out-all the while Enron executives were collecting millions of dollars. "Gripping . . . the best of the Enron books yet." - USA Today

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins e-books
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061747809
• Artikelnr.: 37985366

Autorenporträt

Rebecca Smith has been fascinated by big cats in the wild since she first heard tales of the Surrey puma when she was little. Shadow Cat Summer was inspired by a stay in the Scottish Highlands and her own and her children's love of the natural world. She has two (small) cats, some chickens, and is a Dog Granny to a black cocker spaniel called Ziggy. Rebecca's previous publications include The Ash Museum (Legend Press, 2021), Where's Jane (Ivy Kids, 2018), and The Jane Austen Writers' Club: Inspiration and Advice from the World's Best-Loved Novelist (Bloomsbury, 2016). She has Scottish, Indian and English heritage and teaches creative writing at the University of Southampton.