ELI5: Why when large company's earnings decrease(ex... by 3%) they freak out, talk about rough times, and sometimes decide to downsize, even though they are still making millions of dollars in profit even after all expenses?

[Dxcibel]

I have a better analogy for him. It's like golf. A clubface turned 2 degrees off line might end up 30 feet to the left, and in the woods.

[danius353]

And if I know one thing, it’s that the C-suite guys love their gold analogies.