09/17/2001
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Mirant, Kinder Morgan boost earnings outlooks
Amid the gloom, diversified energy companies Kinder Morgan Inc., Houston, and Mirant Corp., Atlanta, Ga., Monday issued optimistic earnings assessments for the third quarter and 2001. Kinder Morgan said it expected to meet or beat the consensus 2001 earnings estimate of $1.88/share, a nearly 47% increase over year 2000 earnings of $1.28/share. Mirant is forecasting year-end 2001 earnings of at least $1.95/share, up from the previous forecast of $1.90.