OK, I thought it was really pathetic that Ken Lay held a prayer session with Jesse Jackson for atonement or succor or whatever, but now his wife is doing the media rounds in an attempt to garner sympathy for the family. The thing is, she says that the family is basically broke, when in fact they have more assets than you can shake a stick at. (Both links go to NY Times stories.)
Here’s an interesting data point in the Enron collapse: long term energy prices fell sharply after Enron declared bankruptcy. Could they have been manipulating energy prices? (Link via Red Rock Eater.)