You're right. I will post this to get you off my nuts. Based on their reporting, it does actually look like earnings are down. Does this account for stock buybacks and all the shady things corporations do these days though? I don't know. Let's look at CEO pay while we're at it.
Fair point. My guess would be they might like a trade-off of 1 centipede for dozens or hundreds of spiders. But I don't mess with the house spiders either, they're cool too.
I see this type of thing a lot. Both things can be true: not wanting a pet; and responsibly caring for a pet once the decision is made for you.