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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
It's a subtle manipulation. They can just say memory chip cyclical market just like every investing site has been saying and lower the guidance and the SEC won't bat an eye because it fits the narrative. They just so 'happen' to be doing a buy back as well.

gpt
It's absolutely illegal and all it takes is one guy at the top to blow the whistle.