So far most of the banking sector losses have been accounting writedowns, not cash losses.
But for politicians and quite a lot of households, the difference between cash losses and real terms losses is, er, real.
Thus, most of the hundreds of billions of dollars of losses these financial institutions reported were not actual cash losses but artificial book losses.
Gold pulled back from its record highs this week when equities fell sharply Thursday, with several analysts at the time citing selling of gold to raise cash to cover losses and margin calls in equities and other commodities that were in a freefall.
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Elphinstone Estates Limited went into administration in September 2010 because of ongoing trading losses and cash flow problems.
After a historic 9.0 magnitude earthquake and accompanying tsunami hit Japan on March 11, will Japanese investors start repatriating cash to rebuild personal losses?
Together, the top nine have written down bad assets by several hundred billion dollars, and they could use the new cash to cover future losses.
With the retroactive raise they negotiated, it will take only until next spring at the latest for them to recoup their losses in cash, even if shares stay flat.
While it is a good sign that the company has managed to generate cash despite reporting net losses in the last two quarters, we expect RIM to burn through some of these reserves in the next few quarters as it builds channel inventory ahead of the BB10 launch.
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E-Trade will have to continue to work to improve its credit profile and weather losses and negative cash flow.
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The airline has been struggling with a cash shortage and has reported losses for five years in a row.
It is tempting to write lots of swaps in good times, when pay-outs seem improbable, without putting aside enough cash to cover the potential losses.
Hedge fund guru closed his Tiger Fund after two years of losses, began returning cash to investors.
First, some of the losses are non-cash and relate to charges associated with the granting of options.
Falling coal prices and rising operational costs have been blamed for causing losses and "significant cash flow pressures".
As a result, the banks fear that they might need any spare cash they have to cover their losses.
"Management may look to exit parts or all of its international operations to reduce losses and to raise cash, " said Singer Capital Markets analyst Mark Photiades.
Net losses (operating income less debt payments and non-cash charges such as depreciation) for the parent company were likely much greater than operating losses some years as the team was investing heavily in its regional sports channel, YES Network.
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Jordan also agreed to put cash into the team to cover operating losses.
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When the underlying economy erodes as it is showing signs of doing now owners will dump units either to raise cash or to avoid taking even bigger losses.
One of the most common mistakes that investors make is moving into and getting out of cash too late, locking in big losses and missing out on big gains.
That usually means CFOs are accounting for losses and have to hold cash in order to guarantee regulators that they have enough to pay their retiree commitments three years from now.
However, when you're allocating profits or losses, or making a cash distribution, you'll want to calculate each member's share as a percentage of the amount he or she has contributed to date.
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Despite ongoing losses, OGX announced that it has cash to support necessary investments to reach production goals.
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The common assumption that has prevailed among money managers over time is that asset allocation among stocks, bonds and cash helps to mitigate the risk of suffering market losses through diversification.
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Unpacking this, it means that any losses on CDS contracts have already resulted in cash moving between the contracting parties.
In June, regulators approved final rules that will force banks to hold more cash on hand for their trading activities and any potential losses.
While about half of the current market cap is in cash, the Q1 loss and the prospect of further losses ahead raise the specter of a capital crunch as the company invests in the new platform.
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The losses were hidden through an intricate scheme that diverted cash through a Cayman Islands account.
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