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#139 Updated:  3/16/06 5:54 p.m.

03/16/06 Enron Jurors Take Thursday Off
Jurors in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and
former CEO Jeffrey Skilling got a day off Thursday as the government neared the
final two weeks of its case against the two former corporate titans.

03/16/06 A deepening swamp of Refco troubles
Refco held offshore accounts with as much as $525 million in fake bonds,
indicating the futures broker's troubles may be more extensive than previously
reported, according to four people with direct knowledge of evidence gathered by
U.S. prosecutors investigating Refco's collapse.

03/16/06 KL Group principal settles SEC fraud charges
The head portfolio manager of a Florida hedge fund settled U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission fraud charges on Thursday without paying a fine, the SEC
said.

03/16/06 IRS Suggests Publicizing Corporate Returns
Lawmakers should consider making corporate tax returns public to encourage
businesses to follow tax laws, IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said Tuesday.

03/16/06 Bear Stearns Settles SEC Charges
Bear Stearns Cos will pay $250 million to settle charges it helped hedge funds
engage in mutual fund market timing and improper late-trading in connection with
a sweeping three-year investigation of the mutual fund industry.
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