The practice of aggressively marking down merchandise early has also taught shoppers to expect to pay less.
Over the last year, Ally has been more aggressively marking down the value of some of its most troubled mortgage assets in another move that would clear the way for a sale.
Nike, meanwhile, has struggled with mounting inventory, aggressively marking down its shoes and hoodies at factory stores and selling to third-party discounters — both steps the athletics wear giant has historically been loath to take.
Just as there were Wall Street analysts who became stars by boosting the dotcoms (Henry Blodgett, Mary Meeker), so there were financial pundits who became celebrities by aggressively marking down e-commerce companies.
The move marks the first time in Broadway history that producers will withhold, and aggressively mark up, some of the best seats for those willing to pay for assured access, a practice already employed in luxury suites for teams like the Knicks and the Yankees, as well as in boxes for events like the U.S. Open and in special seating at rock concerts.
They will find evidence of "fraud"–why didn't you more aggressively mark down the value of suspect paper even if there wasn't a market for it?
Interest rates should be cut aggressively, "mark to market" regulations should be temporarily suspended and action should be taken to make deposit guarantees more credible.
Beware the VC that aggressively marks up their portfolio, as they may be difficult to manage in times of distress.
Some French banks, including BNP Paribas and Societe Generale, had come under criticism for not moving more aggressively to mark down their loans, and their stock prices suffered as a result.
Some French banks, including BNP Paribas and Société Générale, had come under criticism for not moving more aggressively to mark down their loans, and their stock prices suffered heavily.
"It could be just an accounting artifact, an asymetry between the C.D.S. being marked down aggressively while there was an improvement in the underlying loans to offset the losses".
