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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 68 points 6 months ago (13 children)

Time to short the stock then, if they are not gonna invest in their own future.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 37 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (11 children)

Layoffs tend to precipitate big stock price jumps in my experience. Investors love job losses

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Investors love job losses

Once again confirming how sociopathic the stock market can be.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

It’s because of the massive short term gains.

I made several thousand dollars in the stock market by buying stocks that announce layoffs. They almost always jump after the announcement unless it has to do with other circumstances like bankruptcy.

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