About Fire Sale
A fire sale is the sale of goods at extremely discounted prices. The term originated in reference to the sale of goods at a heavy discount due to fire damage. A good example would be in Heatons in 1993. It may or may not be defined as a closeout, the final sale of goods to zero inventory.
Bank of England steps in again to calm markets
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... " Dysfunction in this market, and the prospect of self-reinforcing Fire Sale dynamics pose a material risk to UK financial stability, " it warned...
War in Ukraine: Russian debt default 'imminent', warns agency
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... " It will only service it in much depreciated roubles anyway and foreign investors are offloading it at Fire Sale prices...
Spencon: Inside the collapse of an African giant construction
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... As well as the security, the two leaders, entrusted him with a Fire Sale of Spencon equipment...
UK's biggest commercial property fund suspended
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... This will allow assets to be sold over time, rather than as a Fire Sale, in order to meet investors withdrawal demands...
Top stockpicker's flagship fund to be wound up
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... He said investors should prepare themselves for the possibility of bigger financial losses as a Fire Sale of the Woodford fund s assets takes place...