Thursday, March 19, 2009

Interesting Term

Thanks to my cute pet doe and wife.

Zombie CompanyNight of the Living Dead movie poster
March 19
1. A technically bankrupt company that is kept alive with large infusions of government money for the sake of "stability" in the U.S. financial system.

2. A large financial company with negative net worth that continues to operate, despite having no clear path to solvency. 3. The UnDead of Wall Street.

"AIG is the premier example of a zombie company -- kept alive only by $120 billion in federal bailout money. Apparently, it's considered too large to fail."


- Urban Dictionary

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