What actually happened is that market cap declined by that amount, where market cap of course is just latest share price multiplied by shares outstanding.
Nobody should be surprised or care that this number fluctuates, which is why certain people try really hard to make it seem more interesting than it really is. Otherwise they'd be out of a job.
Also known as mark-to-market. Especially with the cyclical deals with stock at fictional (ie. never sold at that price) valuations, that are now all the rage.
What actually happened is that market cap declined by that amount, where market cap of course is just latest share price multiplied by shares outstanding.
Nobody should be surprised or care that this number fluctuates, which is why certain people try really hard to make it seem more interesting than it really is. Otherwise they'd be out of a job.
There is really nothing dumber than finance news.