List of top 10 things that happened on that day.-
Enron Scandal
Executive Order 13233
2001 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Abnormal Stock Trading
Death of Ahmad Shah Massoud
US Government Exercises
Nimda Virus
Wave of Accidents
2001 Anthrax Attacks
USA PATRIOT Act
Most Americans are familiar with the failure of the Enron Corporation. Enron was an American energy company based out of Houston, Texas. In 2000, Enron was one of the largest businesses in the world. They had working operations in many areas, mainly electricity, natural gas, communications and pulp and paper. Amazingly, Enron claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion in 2000. The problems for Enron started from the beginning, when a group of executives in the company began misleading the board of directors and audit committee. They did this by hiding billions of dollars in debt, acquired from failed deals and projects. In the months following 9/11, the illegal activity caught up with Enron and the company failed. Enron stock holders lost nearly $11 billion, and the resulting scandal marked the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time.
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