Ah, Jimbo, there'd have been nothing 'stunningly wise' about moving a good news release to a time when it would get the least attention it could possibly get. It was wise, though obvious, to move bad news to that point. Which they did. It didn't help.
It constantly surprises me how you are always trying to take the fact about this company and twist them so as to provide yourself with the least obvious conclusion. You have clearly fallen in love with this stock and cannot fathom the fact it's a dog.
Investing isn't about trying to fit the facts into your pre-ordained conclusion. It's about taking the facts, coming to an unbiased conclusion and putting money down on that conclusion. When you fall in love with a stock, you ignore reality and far worsen your odds of coming out ahead.
As to this news, seems to me, the agreement was 'amicable' so long as Tri Valley gave up all it's rights and profits. That's why the stock has crashed today, despite their best efforts to bury the news. You cannot bury this big of a story.
As always, all of the above are just my opinions, no facts are asserted.
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