RE:RE:RE:RE:Debt 1) 1/2 the # of shares at twice the price is a wash. An irrelevant metric for tutes and bigger retail. I will concede, tho, that a split can suggest the company is confident about their prospects, therefore a positive for the stk price.
2) Maybe, but how much, and when, needs adequate evidence. Would be really cool to see it, finally, but haven't yet. Ever. More importantly, in the face of good demand for a stock, the Boogieman, if he exists, becomes a midget anyway.