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		jasonmperry on Nov 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman I wondered about the timing. Microsoft’s stock took a swan dive. I can’t imagine they're happy regardless of what they say to the press.

mardef on Nov 17, 2023 | [–]

MSFT is up 55% YTD at all-time highs. That 1% drop at the announcement is the initial reaction which will probably disappear come Monday.

You bury bad news on Friday afternoon.

6gvONxR4sf7o on Nov 18, 2023 | [–]

It’s only down to where it was last week. That’s not a swan dive.

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