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{CC}StealthBlue
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GreenHorizons
United States23930 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:06 ticklishmusic wrote: Brand is an intangible asset which goes on the balance sheet (one of the 4 financial statements). Goodwill only appears in the case of an acquisition. You can estimate both values using various methodologies, but Trump doesn't really have any goodwill here. Property is entirely separate item-- it's a tangible asset which also goes on the balance sheet, and its subject to a depreciation schedule. You can adjust the depreciation schedule on various factors. Performance would be measured by revenue and income. Those go on the income statement, which is a different financial statement. Gotcha, did you miss the part on deals rolling his way? He's going to have ample opportunity to do whatever financial tricks it takes to come out on top. Not that we would ever know anyway. Though if the company makes some acquisitions shortly after the race, I think we'll have a pretty good clue why. | ||
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Introvert
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{CC}StealthBlue
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:16 GreenHorizons wrote: Gotcha, did you miss the part on deals rolling his way? He's going to have ample opportunity to do whatever financial tricks it takes to come out on top. My guess would be the acquisition of some company (more likely several) to get access to the part I was referencing. But the larger point is that he's going to do just fine. Oh maybe he just acquires some budget hotel line and re-brands it like Gap and Old Navy or some crap like that. Not going to pretend I know the ins and outs of precisely how he's going to do it but his company and brand are going to be fine no matter how this all turns out unless everyone finds out he's broke. If he wins he can milk the presidency in an unprecedented manner, but I very much doubt he wins. In the loss scenario: He's not going to go broke by any means, but to say the least the things he's been saying are more than likely gonna put a dent in sales, sponsorships, partnership and other revenue generating activities. I mean, yes, Trump does seem to be Teflon coated but a CEO/ other public face of a company doesn't go out and say things that damage their company's image without repercussions. If you end up taking a goodwill impairment it basically means you overpaid for the company. | ||
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Nebuchad
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:22 Nebuchad wrote: They haven't updated Minnesota on my main page but it looks like Bernie is winning that easily so far if I look up the counties http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-abc-region®ion=span-abc-region&WT.nav=span-abc-region | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:24 Mohdoo wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-abc-region®ion=span-abc-region&WT.nav=span-abc-region Bernie is winning if you look at the individual polls, what you linked at the time of this post only has 1%. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12451 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:24 Mohdoo wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-abc-region®ion=span-abc-region&WT.nav=span-abc-region That's where I am. It just updated, it was stuck at 57-42 hillary for ages. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:23 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: So Ted Cruz just said he would order the Justice Department to target one of his political enemies... I believe him. I bet he would do exactly that. This is the current model of the GOP. Use government powers to destroy your enemies, attempt to remove them from government. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:27 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/704869656679620608 Everything is Obama. The GOP did this to themselves by blaming literally everything on him. They would blame 9/11 on him if they could. | ||
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kwizach
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:27 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/704869656679620608 I'm pretty sure a plurality of Republicans associate those people with Obama at this point | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:30 kwizach wrote: I believe Fox News just called Massachusetts for Clinton! Interesting with 0% reported from Amherst, which would hold a heavy Sanders demographic. It's gonna be close as shit. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On March 02 2016 12:31 TheTenthDoc wrote: I'm pretty sure a plurality of Republicans associate those people with Obama at this point Plenty of people blame the bail out on Obama, even though it was all paid back, profitable and a pretty big success. But never let facts get in the way of some good political dog piling. | ||
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oBlade
United States6101 Posts
On March 02 2016 11:50 Jibba wrote: This is the evolution of the Tea Party. They - McCain, Romney, McConnell - kowtowed for easy social conservative votes and lost their party. Trump figured out how to appeal to the same emotions, better than Cruz. I don't agree with this analysis, with McCain being one of the roots of the Tea Party. I don't personally know that the Tea Party is a faction so much as a label people adopt just to stir the pot and get attention. The point is not supposed to be social issues, by the way, but it gets confusing because people like Michelle Bachmann, part of the religious right, are also some of the people who stand out from the Tea Party. Trump has broad appeal. That doesn't mean he's not polarizing. But he's a public figure (a la Schwarzenegger), he's a self-identified conservative (a la Reagan), and he's a billionaire (Perot). It's not just Tea Partying. I might be wrong, but I don't see it. On March 02 2016 12:13 Seuss wrote: I'm watching CBS and Rubio sounds like he's in severe denial. The Trump phenomenon was telling the Republicans something very early on, and they had time to tailor a response, and to adapt, but they had the same delusion that the MSM had, which is that it couldn't be real. | ||
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