Wall Street has applauded the proposed split, sending the stock up 27% since the announcement.

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Don't stop with a split-up of balanced portfolios into stock and bond halves.

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Several months ago, many Bayer investors wanted the conglomerate to split up so that the drug business would have its own stock.

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The latter example especially about the duo screwing employees out of stock options seems a bit shaky, as many who left Infinity Ward after West and Zampella split went on to join up with their new company, Respawn.

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