>>>>>>http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=BP+Interactive#chart1:symbol=bp;range=3m;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined
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>>>>>>5 minutes after BP caps the well, their stock will go back up.
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>>>>>I think everyone knows that. Problem is that *until* they cap the well the stock will continue to go down :-{
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>>>>And as the private lawsuits and class action suits and federal suits and international suits mount the stock may reverse course again.
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>>>>They aren't 'just' wrecking a chunk of the Alaskan coastline this time.
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>>>True. But when the oil stops then the damage, at least to a greater extent, is quantifiable. I would assume the current stock price already makes fairly pessimistic assumptions about clean-up costs, etc.... ?
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>>I very much doubt it. I also am not holding my breath that the oil hemmorage will be stopped anytime soon. BP isn't going to stop it until they are confident they will continue producing oil from the well.
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>I think you've expressed that view before but it's not one I subscribe to....
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>>>>>>Considering their profits, this oilspill is pocketchange: http://www.bp.com/extendedgenericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7061409

This view seems to be one expressed by other USA nationals on here. Makes me wonder what their press is saying about this spill.