Hey lets look at the playbook.......
Announce stock buy back December ......stock goes up
Announce restructure of key departments and massive hire (use restructure accruals to boost earnings, cut expenses to cheapen payroll and tell market we're needing lots of help{huh?})
......stock goes up
Then layoff more staff and cut product lines (announce staff cuts internally but publicly boldly eliminate IRIS) can tweak more restructure accruals PSIs and LPs
.........stock goes up
Offer Crazy mixed-up severance (more room for inflated restructure charge offs) We made a mistake!!!! (hee hee)
..........stock goes up
Announce earnings Feb. 27th Any guess what Shaw,Ackman and Ellison will be doing?
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P--p Toast