When Happy Feet Corporation announces that their fourth quarter earnings are up 10%, their stock price falls. This is consistent with the efficient markets hypothesis

A) if earnings were not as high as expected.
B) if earnings were not as low as expected.
C) if a merger is anticipated.
D) the company just invented a new bunion product.


A

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