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[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

The CEO sold all of his stocks shortly before being shot. The company was also being investigated for antitrust by the DoJ.

I'll be so disappointed if this was some intra-corporate bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I will be disappointed but also sicko-jpeg for the new age of cyberpunk corpo assassinations we're entering.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't really believe this was actually a corpo assassin. Medical Insurance is too much of a cushy no-competition, no-consequences industry for anyone to have hitman connections. DoD contractors on the other hand...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I agree, I don't think so either. The only person with real motive might be his wife. But the most likely is someone with a grudge.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The CEO sold all of his stocks shortly before being shot

seriously? where'd you see this

EDIT: nevermind

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-sold-stocks-b2659093.html

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly the article I read.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah i wouldn't be surprised if it was a paid hit job

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Word on the street is United and Caremark will both be broken up soon

Do not short Caremark and you didn't hear this from me owl-wink

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I short a corporation's stock and they get broken up via antitrust before I'm forced to buy the stocks back what happens?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry I have no idea, I don’t trade myself

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Shit, the shareholders might want to think about making this a regular thing.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

some kind of fucked up bizarro version of the Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas where every corporation's prosperity is ensured by the regular sacrifice of its CEOs

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

The line demands it! stonks-up

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

If this keeps happening like this, then there might be lobbyists trying to legalize CEO assassination.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

its a company that profiteers off of human suffering so i think killing the ceo to make more money just makes sense

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and they say capitalism doesn't innovate anymore

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

do you suppose the hitman was paid in crypto?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

He actually acquired a few ape NFTs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

unpaid intern

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago

Even in death, he brings value to the company #grind

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

goodness, no, that sounds like it could constitute insider trading, and that would be illegal!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think there's legal precedence to suggest that's insider trading.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

CEOs are so important that even the markets believe the company will do better without one...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

slides gun across table This is not financial advice