Underwater, 'Under Water', portfolio slides underwater, reprice, tweeps, ridic, lolz, vajazzle

Japan’s SoftBank records $18 billion operating loss at its gargantuan Vision Fund, as its tech bets slide below cost, pushing the group to its largest-ever loss https://reut.rs/3dWtM37



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SoftBank Vision Fund records $18 billion operating loss, portfolio slides underwater

Oxford Dictionary Online New Words For 2012 Include 'Vajazzle'
Huffington Post
But some lovely spelling nerd from the Oxford Online Dictionary, the Oxford English Dictionary's cooler little sister, must've overheard our ongoing arguments (vajazzle? vagazle?), because this year's additions to the Oxford Dictionary Online include ...


vajazzle, v.: adorn the pubic area (of a woman) with crystals, glitter, or other decoration.
But the lovable Oxford wonks didn't stop there! For the sake of fashion bloggers everywhere, they've officially enshrined some more of our favorite phrases into the ODO:

tweeps, pl. n.: a person’s followers on the social networking site Twitter (As in, "Good night, tweeps! Love you all xx") totes, adv.: totally (As in, "Girl, that bag is totes amaze. Where did you get it?")
ridic, adj.: ridiculous (abbrev.) (As in, "Have you seen Paul Ryan's shirtless pic? Seriously, his abs are ridic.")
lolz, pl. n.: fun, laughter, or amusement (As in, "Thanks for the many LOLZ.")
genius, adj. [new sense]: very clever or ingenious (As in, "The way Dries Van Noten mixes prints is, like, totally genius.")

It should be noted that "OMG," "LOL," "mankini" and "jeggings" were already added last year. No word if P'Trique was consulted on any of the new additions.


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 'Underwater,' 'Man Cave' added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Fox News
It may not be as sexy a term as “earworm,” “mash-up,” “man cave” or, well, “sexting,” but one of the words just added to the newest edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary speaks volumes about the impact of the financial crisis, especially ...

 "Some of the new words this year provide colorful images. Terms like ‘man cave,’ ‘underwater’ (when used to describe mortgages), ‘earworm’ and ‘bucket list’ paint vivid pictures in your mind.

 "Underwater: having, relating to, or being a mortgage loan for which more is owed than the property securing the loan is worth.”

2009年3月10日 星期二

Underwater, 'Under Water', reprice

Google reprices employee options
ZDNet - USA
Google is allowing employees to swap underwater stock options for new ones price at the $308.57 closing price Friday. The company detailed the move in a ...

More companies offer to reprice, exchange 'underwater' options
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
To retain employees, big corporations like Google and Starbucks are making moves to bring relief to employees whose compensation is largely tied to company ...

Sillicon Valley drown in ~ stock options.

Nearly 1 in 6 Owners 'Under Water'

Falling home prices have left nearly one in six owners owing more on a mortgage than the home is worth, raising the potential for more defaults.


Real Estate Dictionary: Underwater Slang term used to refer to a property whose debt exceeds its value.
Example: In 1995, on the basis of an inflated appraisal, an excessive mortgage was secured on an industrial facility. Now, as a result of economic recession due to plant closings, combined with a general movement of industry away from the facility's location, the property value has plummeted. Both the property and the loan may be referred to as underwater.


Underwater,
1. The condition a call option is in when its strike price is higher than the market price of the underlying stock.

2. The condition a put option is in when its strike price is lower than the market price of the underlying stock.

Also known as "out of the money."
Investopedia Says:
An underwater option would be worthless if it expired today.