41.   The European Union Commission said Tuesday that its review of the takeover bid led by Fiat and Electricite de France for Italian energy giant Montedison was still underway.

42.   The energy giant filed for bankruptcy protection last month, becoming the biggest corporate failure in U.S. history.

43.   The government hopes to draw foreign investors back this year by offering them controlling stakes in several companies, including some energy giants.

44.   The restructuring specialist chosen to help Enron Corp. emerge from bankruptcy told workers there that the fallen energy giant had enough strength to survive.

45.   The Ukrainian government is seeking to draw investors back by offering controlling stakes in several companies, possibly including some energy giants.

46.   The Ukrainian government is now trying to draw investors back by offering them controlling stakes in several companies, possibly including some energy giants.

47.   U.S. energy giants AES and Duke, and European utilities EDF, EDP and Endesa previously announced their withdrawal, protesting changes in Brazilian power sector legislation.

48.   Former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow and three others from the company refused Thursday to answer questions from lawmakers investigating the collapse of the energy giant.

49.   Barone spoke at a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on how investors were caught by surprise by the meltdown of the energy giant.

50.   Former Enron chief executive officer Kenneth Lay will appear before two congressional panels investigating the scandal-tainted bankruptcy of the energy giant, CNN said Wednesday.