Citigroup has agreed to pay $2 billion to Enron Corp. to settle a class action lawsuit from investors. Citigroup was accused of having a role in a big accounting fraud scandal at Enron.
Oil Prices Settle High at $49.15
Light sweet crude prices remained high today settling in at $49.15 in New York this afternoon on the July contract. The high prices come after the June contract closed under $47 last Friday. London’s North Sea Brent crude finished at $48.37 a barrel up 34 cents for the day.
Demand the Why, Don’t Settle for Just the How-To
I’m with the childhood development scientists who recently authored “The Scientist in the Crib.”
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688177883/susandunnmome- 20 ). Their rationale – “while popular books about science speak to intelligent, perceptive adults who simply want to learn, books about babies typically just give advice, heavy on the how-to and light on the why.”