Through work. I'm a bankruptcy analyst. The company i work for investigates rumours and gathers as much information as possible before making credit reports.

One option they have is to split the company up and apply for Ch.11 bankruptcy protection in the US which they can use to reorganize from top to bottom while protecting assets.

When any senior executive for a large company is "on the ropes", the company I work for flag it immediately. One Chairman is already leaving which was reported already but the CEO position is being looked into so there's definitely more to it than just rumour.