2025-12-30 05:28:06

Recently, an interesting phenomenon has been worth noting—many large companies are starting massive layoffs under the banners of AI and automation. The reasons sound very reasonable—mainly to improve efficiency and reduce costs. However, this logic seems to have completely failed in the capital markets.

Data shows that the stocks of companies announcing layoffs typically decline by about 2%, with some involved in restructuring experiencing even deeper drops. This is a complete reversal of past situations—where layoffs were seen as a positive signal of a company's self-reinvention, they are now generally understood as a bad omen.

What is the fundamental reason? The market perceives more honestly than the CEOs themselves. Companies that choose large-scale layoffs are often facing heavy debt burdens, high interest expenses, and sluggish profit growth. In other words, layoffs are not strategic upgrades but forced, passive responses. Compared to competitors that haven't implemented large layoffs, these companies are clearly struggling more.

So when CEOs confidently claim that this is an inevitable shift in the AI era, investors are thinking: this guy might really be at the end of his rope. The market is always more honest than superficial words.

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ForkTrooper

· 16h ago

Basically, it's just making up stories because there's no money left. CEOs really treat investors like fools; the market has a keen eye. Layoffs are layoffs, don't keep telling me about the inevitable shift to the AI era, I'm tired of hearing it. This is the real chain reaction—one company lays off, others follow suit, and in the end, everyone struggles. A few years ago, it could still be deceived; now, anyone who believes it is just ridiculous.

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WalletDoomsDay

· 16h ago

Ha, once again using AI as a cover story. To be honest, it's still about tight cash flow. CEOs keep talking about AI, but investors see through what's really going on with the debt. This move has only made them look worse. The day after announcing layoffs, the stock price plummeted. What does that mean? It means no one believes it. Instead of talking about strategic upgrades every day, it's better to honestly say sorry.

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LiquidityWitch

· 16h ago

Basically, it's just bragging; the market has already seen through it. Using AI as an excuse can't hide the bad debts, brother. Layoffs are just stubbornly holding on; stocks won't lie. No matter how good the stories CEOs tell, the data is right here. A genuine strategic upgrade won't cause the stock price to plummet—that's the fact.

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FOMOrektGuy

· 16h ago

Once again AI is just a cover-up, politely called optimization. Right now it's all forced layoffs, hilarious. --- The CEO talks about upgrading to the AI era, but all I hear are cries of debt pressure. The market is the most honest. --- A 2% drop in stock price says it all; no one believes this rhetoric. --- On the brink of bankruptcy, they still pretend it's a strategic adjustment. So frustrating. --- This is the true mirror of the capital market—lies exposed in public, and it feels pretty good. --- Even big companies are getting desperate, insisting on using AI as a shield. Ridiculous. --- Layoffs turn from good news to bad news. What does that mean? It means everyone sees through it. --- Debt-ridden companies have to spin an AI dream. Investors: Haha. --- What was once a self-rescue now signals despair. The times have changed, brother. --- The market is a hundred times more honest than the CEO, no doubt.

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AlgoAlchemist

· 16h ago

Oh no, CEOs really treat investors like fools... Just because they shout AI, the stock actually drops, now that's interesting. --- Basically, it's a debt black hole, layoffs are just the last struggle. The market sees right through it. --- Previously, layoffs were good news, now they are bad news... The times have really changed, or maybe companies just have no money left haha. --- The market is very honest, a CEO's tough talk won't last long. This drop is the real truth. --- Wait, does this mean that companies that haven't laid off employees are actually doing better? Need to keep an eye on that. --- Debt + high interest + sluggish growth, the AI cover-up can't hide it... Investors' eyes are sharp. --- Laughing to death, the inevitable shift in the AI era... and that shift is into the debt quagmire.

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DegenDreamer

· 16h ago

They are just a facade; the real story is actually very brutal. --- Haha, the CEOs' words are deceptive tricks; the market sees through them instantly. --- Talking about AI upgrades, isn't it just because cash flow is tight? I see through it clearly. --- Stock declines are the most genuine vote; data doesn't lie. --- In the past, layoffs boosted stock prices; now layoffs cause declines. The wind has shifted, friends. --- Debt pressure is high, profits are stagnant. Who's to blame? AI? That's hilarious. --- The market is more honest than CEOs—that's spot on and hits hard. --- The lies of big companies are becoming harder to cover; retail investors have sharp eyes. --- This is called bluffing; internally, they've long been stretched thin. --- What sounds like a strategic adjustment is, in reality, just being too broke to hold on.

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TokenUnlocker

· 16h ago

Once again, it's that AI facade, essentially just nakedly scamming investors. No point in exposing it further; the market is the true mirror. No matter how good the CEOs' stories are, the stock price will tell the truth. If you really can't hold on anymore, what's the point of pretending? Bankruptcy is much more straightforward. This move clearly treats investors like fools.

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