A quote from somewhere: >Baron Rothschild, an 18th century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild banking family, is credited with saying that "the time

A quote from somewhere: >Baron Rothschild, an 18th century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild banking family, is credited with saying that "the time to buy is when there's blood in the streets." But I don't think even he meant all the blood. :) If your company is firing all of its employees, then I would say it's not pining, it's passed on. It's no more - ceased to be. Expired and gone to meet its maker. Bereft of life. R.I.P. Kicked the bucket. Shuffled off this mortal coil. Joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-company.