Melita M. Garza

The criminal indictment of Andersen, which jarred Chicago and the financial world last week, promises to leave a trail of disrupted businesses and dislocated careers, especially if the venerable accounting...

Andersen's troubles continued to worsen Thursday as it became clear that several top executives in the Chicago headquarters knew as early as February of the controversial partnerships that ultimately led...

With Enron Corp.'s meltdown as the backdrop and his own willingness to crack down on the accounting industry questioned, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday proposed...

The company official who warned Enron Corp.'s chief executive of accounting improprieties also took her concerns directly to Andersen, Enron's auditing firm, months before the Houston-based energy trading giant sought...

Top Enron Corp. executives last fall curbed an in-house investigation into allegations of financial impropriety within the company's controversial partnership trading program, an accounting scheme that concealed nearly $600 million...

Government attorneys face major obstacles in their investigation of Enron Corp., legal experts say, and while prosecution is possible, it could take many months to find evidence of crime. The...

The economy flashed recession in October, with manufacturing logging its longest string of monthly declines since the Great Depression of the 1930s. At the same time, consumer prices are falling....

Seeking to cut costs, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. said Friday it is looking to move out of its swanky Wacker Drive headquarters but still wants to stay in the...