Depreciation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... mistakenly seen as a basis for recognizing impairment of an asset, but unexpected changes in value, where seen as significant enough to account for, are handled through write-downs ...
UBS AG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UBS, hard hit by the U.S. Subprime mortgage crisis, also said it sees losses and writedowns of approximately US$19 billion on U.S. real estate and related credit positions. [10]
Citigroup's Write-Down Disaster - Forbes.com
Bank announces $18 billion in write-downs as well, also gets infusion of funds from various investors and sovereign wealth funds, but investors fear the worst may be yet to come.
Bernanke Says Bank Writedowns May Be Overdone: John M. Berry ...
Nothing has done more to disturb financial markets in recent months than the huge writedowns in the value of bank assets related to subprime mortgages. Some of them may have gone ...
Write down
By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns. I wrote this in September 2008, re-posted it at Credit Writedowns in March and am re-posting it here this because of Yves' last post.
Credit Writedowns - Finance, Economics, and Markets
Credit Writedowns is a news and opinion site dedicated to bringing a well-informed view of finance, economics, markets, and foreign policy into the mainstream consciousness.
Subprime Losses Top $396 Billion on Brokers' Writedowns: Table ...
The following table shows the $396 billion in asset writedowns and credit losses at more than 100 of the world's biggest banks and securities firms as well as the $302 billion ...
Archive Write-Downs | Gulag Blog
Escondido: Buy one home, get one free. In a sign of how difficult it is to sell new homes in Southern California right now, a San Diego developer is offering a “buy one, get one ...
Credit Writedowns - Finance, Economics and Markets
Credit Writedowns is a news and opinion site dedicated to bringing a well-informed view of finance, economics, markets, and foreign policy into the mainstream consciousness.
Write-downs | Marketplace From American Public Media
Write-downs : markets have deteriorated, "write-downs" have figured prominently in more and more corporate reports. What are write-downs all about? Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy ...
