(9 quotes found)
“Because of their high yields and stable cash flows, utilities are defensive stocks. But with deregulation, part of the business -- the power generation piece -- is exposed to supply and demand concerns where it wasn't before.”
David Kiefer
“It is the inevitable backslide toward monopoly and results from excessive deregulation and weak antitrust oversight.”
Gene Kimmelman
“This really has very little to do with the hurricanes or relief efforts or even refiners. This is deregulation pure and simple,”
John Walke
“This really has very little to do with the hurricanes or relief efforts or even refiners. This is deregulation pure and simple.”
“We have seen total deregulation in Victoria, they haven't looked back; and total deregulation this year in NSW for barley, canola and sorghum. That has occurred without a hitch.”
Philip Hughes
“To the extent Florida can pass some kind of deregulation - and I know the word isn't politically correct - you'll see board rooms look up and take notice.”
Mark Delegal
“The case in California wasn't full fledged deregulation.”
Mike Barbis
“We've had some hiccups but [deregulation] has been successful in a lot of places. It's still too early to pass judgment.”
“The Bush administration, with its doctrinal commitment to unfettered deregulation, has insisted that this situation can be resolved by allowing the states and utility industry to deal with it by themselves,”
Chuck Schumer
