Sentences with phrase «huge equity losses»

Closing Books on Dot - Coms Fallen upstart geniuses of the «new economy» are writing memoirs, trying to distance themselves from huge equity losses.

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Avon has racked up about $ 1.8 billion in losses and last year sold off its North American business to private equity firm Cerberus, a huge blow for a company founded in 1886 in New York when a door - to - door bookseller found that the perfumes he mixed himself were popular with his customers.

Even though the company was posting record sales and was on course to show a profit in the second quarter, earnings took a huge hit from a $ 15.1 million loss on prepayment of debt and $ 3 million in equity - based compensation charges.

«We write to direct your urgent attention to the destructive role of these companies in the current crisis in Puerto Rico, in which massive hurricane damage and economic loss is being exploited by private equity funds seeking huge profits from human suffering,» says the letter, which was also signed by groups including New York Communities for Change and the Center for Popular Democracy.

In some bear markets a broadly diversified, globally diversified portfolio protects investors against huge losses, like 2000 - 2002, but most big bear markets are more like 2007 - 2009 when almost all equity asset classes fell.

I do believe, however, that equity exposure should be reduced in late career to mitigate the risk of a huge market loss just before retirement.

How many long equity positions were stopped out at huge losses in the initial overnight sell - off?

LIC incurred huge losses from equity investments in FY 2010 - 11.