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Recent Examples of fire sale
Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Trump currently owns about 114.5 million shares, a stake so large that selling it on the open market would almost certainly lead to a fire sale.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Richard Eisenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
But the Great Financial Crisis sent the finance arm reeling, and in 2015, Immelt sold its assets at fire-sale prices to such buyers as Wells Fargo and Blackstone.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
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But Giants officials do not expect this to be the first spark in a fire sale.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Trump currently owns about 114.5 million shares, a stake so large that selling it on the open market would almost certainly lead to a fire sale.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The market largely froze up over the past two years as lenders and owners struggled to agree on pricing, holding onto assets instead of being forced to sell at fire-sale prices.
—Richard Eisenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
But the Great Financial Crisis sent the finance arm reeling, and in 2015, Immelt sold its assets at fire-sale prices to such buyers as Wells Fargo and Blackstone.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
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The deal was conditioned upon approval by Alonzo Wickers, among the most preeminent legal clearance lawyers in the entertainment industry.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Rucci’s sister Rosina added that Greene knew what had longevity and what would end up on discount stores’ clearance racks.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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But the European Union lacks a single figure who can make the purchase commitments of natural gas and oil on behalf of its 27 member states that Trump is seeking.JOSH BOAK AND RAF CASERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Here are the risks Bay Area bird flu probe has raw milk connection Save Mart is taking a similar approach, restricting purchases to two cartons per customer.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Norse Atlantic Airways, a discount European airline, recently revealed dozens of flight deals on flights from the United States to Europe throughout the rest of 2024 and early 2025 as part of a September Sale.Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
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Those ties have been buoyed by discount Russian oil purchases from China and sanctions-hit Russia’s increasing reliance on Chinese consumer goods amid its economic isolation.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
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No one stayed later, went to more thrift stores, garage sales, crossed state lines to go to more swap meets looking for the perfect piece of clothing that would help an actor totally unlock their character.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Find bargains at garage sale in RB The Seven Oaks community garage sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1.Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
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Hasbro is still feeling the impact of a weak 2023 that led to excess inventory and closeouts, as well as growing pains related to its plan to right-size its business and shed less profitable toys and business segments.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Unsurprisingly, these numbers pale in comparison to the Sun’s first-round closeout of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on ESPN last Wednesday night.Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Book Passage out in California will do more book fairs with it.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Dexter casually spotting a link between two crime-scene photos at a career fair impressed Masuka enough to talk him up to the boss lady.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Regulatory attempts like these reveal that salutary intentions and the realities of the market do not always align, and cast into doubt the feasibility of wholesale revolution in a food supply dependent on unhealthy food.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The headline Producer Price Index (PPI) also disappointed, coming in at a +0.4% in November, mostly due to a large rise in wholesale food prices.Robert Barone, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The farmers market, plant sales, ‘Movies in the Gardens,’ neighborhood cleanups, rummage sales, trick-or-treating, ‘National Night Out,’ educational programs, and an array of performances are just a few of the many events that use the space throughout the year.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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When the museum couldn’t authenticate it, it was sold at a rummage sale.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Fire sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20sale. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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