Banking analysts also say a recent relaxation of so-called Basel III banking regulations might ease the need for some banks to unload real-estate assets right away.
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South Korea is likely to see a pickup in merger-and-acquisition activity this year, as its cash-rich companies shop for overseas assets and as the government is expected to renew efforts to unload state-held stakes now that December's presidential election is over.
Doug Young, the columnist, implies a disappointed Citigroup could be the next big institution to unload once-coveted China holdings.
This week, after learning of the Treasury Department's plan to help banks unload so-called toxic assets, the market bounced back a bit.
The larger sellers often try to unload multiple--and identical--items.
Fujitsu, for example, hopes to unload its loss-making hard-disk business, but it recently took full control of a joint-venture to sell computers as part of a push into computer-related services.
It became clear Enron had to unload its money-losing ventures, but if it sold them at a loss earnings would stall, the stock price would fall and the options would become worthless again.
McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King (which parent Diageo (nyse: DEO - news - people ) wants to unload) are bludgeoning one another with ever-cheaper offerings as health-oriented upstarts like Salad Works and Panera Bread (nasdaq: PNRA - news - people ) nip at their heels.
The couple have also been looking to unload a 4, 536-square foot condo at the Ritz Carlton in Manhattan since July.
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For all these reasons, Levy is keeping more than 50% of his assets in Treasurys, and advises using any rally in the stock market to unload equities, including once-high-flying tech stocks that have fallen like lead.
So when the plans for the move to Newark hit a political roadblock, Puck decided to unload the team at a fire-sale price.
They must still have some money left to invest, so they can exchange some of their valuable Treasurys for assets that the suddenly risk-averse are trying to unload.
While SNS Reaal has been trying to direct its own trajectory, an attempt to unload its property loans into a so-called bad bank, with other Dutch banks as shareholders, was shot down by the European Commission earlier this month because of competition concerns.
With Jim turning 80, they figured it was also time to unload their motorcycles, jet skis, four-wheelers and recreational vehicle.
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If your eyes are bigger than your wallet, then you might be interested in the flea market held on Saturdays in Israels Plads , where high-street stores are said to unload the goodies they can't sell in their shops.
Because he knows these sectors, he can move quickly and charge a bundle, as in the case of nursing home operator Senior Health Management, which had 30 days to purchase 40 nursing homes that Kindred Healthcare (nasdaq: KIND - news - people ) needed to unload fast.
He's also looking in the Northeast and Midwest, where demand is growing, and banks, which loaded up on power-generation assets, seem eager to unload.
There are ships carrying heavy equipment and aid that are being held at the ports of Port-au-Prince and Saint-Marc and they can't unload because people are demanding payoffs.
The Maloof family -- known for ownership of properties in Las Vegas, such as the Palms, among other business ventures -- has been trying for months to unload its majority owner stakes in the pro basketball franchise.
Their pitch is simple: You are sitting on a pot-of-gold you would be foolish not to unload.
That's how he brought money home -- and escaped having to help his dad unload and fold the nets on Fisherman's Wharf.
As troops unload the sacks of rice, more and more refugees appear--5, 000 are said to be hiding in the area--and watch curiously as their compatriots are interviewed by TV crews.
The hunger for new fees led bankers to match investors' search for high yields with mature, slow-growth companies and their owners, who were desperate to unload them.
Or the jerry-rigged arrangement could fall apart as GM's efforts to unload Hughes dies another day.
Their massive, India-built carracks, riding monsoon winds from the Spice Islands, would unload upriver at Canton and take on Chinese silks and porcelain.
Now that sales of with-profits policies have dwindled, however, regulators are pushing insurance companies to unload their excess capital.
If history is any guide, the more dumb money that chases startups at sky-high valuations today, the more distressed sellers there will be trying to unload their shares down the road.
Nothing like a shopping spree at a fire sale--courtesy of would-be fiber giants like NorthPoint Communications and 360 Communications as they spiral into bankruptcy and unload their assets at a fraction of the cost.
As sellers grow increasingly desperate to unload their properties and get on with their lives, they continue to reduce their asking prices even as newly-built homes push up real estate prices in the aggregate.
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