IF all that`s true,why didn`t Dave or Karen smooth more than a few ruffled feathers and just say that themselves ?

Don`t get me wrong,i certainly hope your "read" is correct,but if that`s the case,then Dave and Karen KNOW that and should provide that information to their confused shareholders.

Many of us weren`t aware that "good news" meant the stock price would plummet.If your scenario is indeed correct,then there`s a little thing called 'lying by omission'to consider,because if what you say is true,wouldn`t they know it too ?

Next time they`re "pleased to announce",they should include a"but" in the "pleasing announcement" if they know the news is going to do what you just explained.Of course then EVERYone would bail for a while,and they know that.Kind of a Catch 22 for them,with us caught in the midle for a while longer than expected

Something still isn`t kosher here,but it`s done now and there`s nothing we can do about it other than ride out the storm and hope we don`t get swamped along the way.

As i stated earlier though,at least we now know what "pleasing news" from management means for the immediate stock price