I'm guessing it was a strategic move to announce the bad news during trading hours rather than having the stock fall from the sky at tomorrow's open after investor's fears had grown all night long.
I'm guessing it was a strategic move to announce the bad news during trading hours rather than having the stock fall from the sky at tomorrow's open after investor's fears had grown all night long.
I would not rule out the possibility of an early report that was supposed to go out to the insiders(FED, GS, JPM, etc.) finding it's way to the mainstream.