• Re: [Fortune] Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised by how much laying off 1,

    From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to Kyonshi on Thu Apr 25 05:42:58 2024
    XPost: misc.headlines

    On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:09:54 +0200, Kyonshi wrote:

    However, the company failed to hit its guidance on profitability and
    monthly active user growth.

    It didn’t seem to put off investors, who sent shares in the group
    soaring more than 8% in New York after markets opened Tuesday morning.

    That happens all too often. Wall Street really seems to love the sound of
    the word “layoff”. Lots of companies enjoy a short-term boost to their share price, even at the cost of long-term damage to their business.

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