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Calpine suffering as building costs rise: San Jose company's stock falls after rating downgraded
The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Wednesday, March 27, 2002 | Carolyn Said, Chronicle Staff Writer

Posted on 03/27/2002 4:23:43 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Mounting debt for construction of power plants continues to wallop Calpine Corp.

The San Jose power company's stock -- already down 73 percent for the year - - tumbled 9 percent yesterday after Standard & Poor's downgraded its credit rating, which was already in junk territory.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: calpine; calpowercrisis; capital; davis; government; powergenerators

1 posted on 03/27/2002 4:23:43 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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2 posted on 03/27/2002 4:25:22 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well, now that they are out of being in bed with the fascist Davis, they need a big shot of super penicillin to cure the Davis $TD.

I hope that they get their act back together and can survive. We need the power plants that they had planned to buy!

Maybe the Rats in the Senate can investigate the Fascist Davis for his involvement in nearly ruining this company!

We have to defeat DAVIS to return sanity to Kali so the power companies can make long range plans to build the power generators that we need.

SIMON THE SANE ONE!

3 posted on 03/27/2002 4:36:02 PM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
Maybe the Rats in the Senate can investigate the Fascist Davis for his involvement in nearly ruining this company!

It will never happen!

4 posted on 03/27/2002 4:40:33 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Grampa Dave
Meade said the stock, which closed yesterday at $12.18, down $1.50, is a fair value, and he is advising shareholders to hold it.

"Hold" = "Sell" to smart investors.

The stock does seem cheap, but I thought Enron looked pretty cheap at $30, and a real bargain at $20. Fortunately, I procrastinated.

It was rated "Buy."

5 posted on 03/27/2002 5:28:22 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Grampa Dave
Has Calpine cancelled that big plant in the San Jose area that Gov Doofus "fast tracked". Here we have a company that needs those contracts to borrow money to build plants to keep the lights on for us and the socialist stick it to then.
6 posted on 03/27/2002 5:41:11 PM PST by tubebender
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I believe that plant is in limbo due to the current situation re Fascist Davis and the enviro whackos!

This is when we should be building more power generating plants, during a recession. Then, when the economy comes back up and the demand increases for electricity, we will have the capability of meeting that demand.

Of course the economic terrorist enviralists love it when we don't have enough electricity to meet demands. That will force more businesses out of Kali.

Their latest thing re the snowy plover in your area is typical.

8 posted on 03/28/2002 6:16:43 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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