My take? They hope these actions show that they can lead “strongly” through times of “adversity” and make “tough decisions”. And in doing so, hope the stock mar

My take? They hope these actions show that they can lead “strongly” through times of “adversity” and make “tough decisions”. And in doing so, hope the stock market will reward them for it. They are not doing the strategic long-term thinking here but optimize for short-term results.