But, before this moment is lost in indiscernible patterns of technocratic parlance, financial speculation and micro-political concerns, we must grasp the true emancipatory potential it has – and act accordingly.
This week, after almost 15 years masquerading as an IT marketer and good corporate citizen, happily reaping the financial benefit, I was "resourced" (IBM parlance for "laid off"), along with 12,000 others around the globe.
He is really, really concerned about New York's financial prospects, or what are known in City Hall parlance as "budget gaps in the out years".
Goldman was not the only firm that peddled these complex securities — known as synthetic collateralized debt obligations, or C.D.O.'s — and then made financial bets against them, called selling short in Wall Street parlance.
Both are known as "quants" in Wall Street parlance, capable of mastering some of the most abstruse financial products the Street has to offer.
To be accepted, the company had to be, in Army parlance, "a responsible contractor," which required an examination of its financial soundness, transport capabilities, past performance and compliance with the law and government contracting regulations.
In Wall Street parlance, going short means betting that stocks -- or any other financial instrument -- will fall.
