write down
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Bernstein says the company could incur a first-quarter write-down equivalent to 60%-75% of the original $800 million investment that was made for production tooling of the ID.4 in Chattanooga.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In a 2019 trial, HPE had accused Lynch of inflating Autonomy's revenues which it said forced it to announce an $8.8bn write-down of the company's worth.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Warner’s $252-million quarterly loss was a byproduct of a $1.3 billion write-down as Warner continues to amortize restructuring charges stemming from the 2022 merger with Zaslav’s Discovery.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
The London-listed miner warned earlier this month that it was undertaking a review of the business that could lead to the write-down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
All through 2008, she followed the bankers’ and brokers’ claims that they had put their problems behind them with this write-down or that capital raise with her own claim: You’re wrong.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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