But odd humor, strange humor, the type that not everyone gets, has always been around, and it, too, has its value.
While the idea has its value, it also has its pitfalls.
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One has seen its shares appreciate by more than 50%, the other has seen its value fall by over 20% in the same period.
Its currency, the rial, has seen its value plunge, and vital medicines are said to be in short supply.
But the latest shift toward middle tier and smaller games has its own value.
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And this is the reason why radio has its great value and will always have it.
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When defaulters' property can be traced inside Pakistan, it often turns out that the country's two-year-long recession has reduced its value.
The current crisis afflicting the euro has seen its value plunge on international exchanges in recent days, with global stock markets following suit.
Even more damaging is that Hong Kong's dollar has kept its value while all other currencies in the region (except China's) have fallen.
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The moves have been welcomed by new programs seeking to build credibility and compete with established schools, though some worry that the credential has lost its value.
Portugal has increased its value added tax by 1 percentage point across all categories, while increasing the top marginal tax rate by 1.5% on top earners and by 2.5% on corporations.
The SR-71 has proven its value as a complementary system to U.S. space-based reconnaissance assets during the prolonged period from 1985 to 1987 when the United States was unable to place new satellites in orbit.
So far as Europe is concerned and the future shape of Europe, there's a lot of work to be done before the IGC in 2004 and we'll be working very hard to try and establish the benefits of the flexible Europe of nations, which has always been the Conservative view of Europe, and which I think over these last five weeks has proved its value.
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While the NASDAQ has lost 40% of its value from its peak at that time, Dell has lost more than 75% of its value.
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While its internal value has not fallen as much as it once did, thanks to lower inflation, its external value ie, in relation to other currencies has been in remorseless decline, albeit punctuated by some longish rallies.
Yes, HPQ has had some significant trouble in the past and its stock has lost a big chunk of its value since the 2008 crash.
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The Iranian rial has lost half its value since December, despite attempts by the regime to prop it up.
The lira has lost half its value against the US dollar since Turkey first lurched into crisis in February.
More than ever, you must refresh your perspective and evaluate your skills sets and capabilities to see what has already lost its value.
Assuming the company stock in the plan has lost half its value this year, employee retirement assets have likely taken a near 9% hit.
For 4, 000 years the yellow metal has retained its intrinsic value.
But try to price any asset these days--whether a house, a car, a share of stock or a sports team, and you'll find that the recession has negatively impacted its value.
The New Zealand company which owns Prestwick has said there is no sign of a buyer for the airport, and its value has fallen.
Over the last month the company's stock has lost 18.8% of its value, and since the beginning of the year its stock has sunk 28.8%.
Its stock has lost three-quarters of its value since 2009 as trading in distressed debt and mortgage-backed securities have dwindled.
Motorola, whose stock has shed 80% of its value since the bear market began in March 2000, has further to fall.
The value investing crowd has its origins in the 1934 text Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd and has been further developed by Warren Buffett, a past student of Graham who has also preached that a security eventually trades up to its intrinsic value.
Its collection of hot stocks, among them Google, Apple and Salesforce.com, has tripled in value since its 2008 low.
To whatever extent the IMF has sought to explain its value in the past, those efforts can now be redoubled.
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