Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100613:15:56:00
The second quarter payouts, they just withhold the money? >> there is a call for bp not to pay the dividends. take that pile of money and apply it to the rescue situation in the gulf. a lot of these solutions create unintended consequences. in the bp dividend example what you see are shareholders of bp who are wholly innocent, would not get their money. it's a popular stock among pensioners in the uk. the short answer -- can the united states demand that bp stop paying dividends? legally, no. but they are looking for a delicate balance to persuade bp to be forthcoming with money. >> with the l...