Fidelity Writes Down Snapchat Holding by 63 Percent
bloomberg.comHmm...this is odd:
Bloomberg says, "Fidelity bought convertible preferred stock in March"
However, NYPost [1] says, "investors were forced to take common stock, rather than preferred shares or other instruments"
So which is it? Because marking down the value of preferred is very different (and means much more) than marking down the value of common.
[1]: http://nypost.com/2015/05/29/snapchat-has-sold-537m-in-commo...
Bloomberg has correct the headline to read 2% instead of 63%.
That's one hell of a mistake.
An eyeball attracting "typo"
The article now indicates 2% rather than 63%. This should probably be updated in the link.
Breaking: Bloomberg writes down write down of snapchat from 63 percent to 2 percent
Snapchat is Blue Chip Growth?
Fidelity managers can't see the wipeout of $10Billion not many months after they invest?
The cracks in the facade of phony, good-for-bragging-rights-only "valuations" are really starting to show now. Hold on, this is going to be quite a ride!
I'm assuming you're referring to 63% from the HN headline, and not the actual article, which specifies _2%_, not _63%_.
Yeah it turns out you aren't "changing the world!" With dumbass apps.
Wooow, so it valued at around 6B right now?