Meanwhile, Arcade Fire had a more modest announcement of a new single.
But the modest announcement about extra funding for youngsters who cannot read was hardly commensurate with meeting that challenge.
Any restatements are widely expected to result in lawsuits by shareholders, but given the relatively modest announcements, even plaintiffs' lawyers were circumspect yesterday, a day one had previously termed "restatement day".
Over the next few days we should expect plenty of high-profile if financially modest announcements aimed at middle-income voters.
We think the announcement deserves a modest positive reaction.
The blunt announcement turned a modest request into a movement that spanned several decades.
To make this step palatable to the Russian public, he intended to couple the announcement with a modest concession to constitutionalist aspirations.
Today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction".
The Department of Justice, meanwhile, spent a modest $1 million on public service announcements directed at gun owners, explaining how to safely lock up their guns, report any missing or stolen guns, and more.
Sony's shares fell by a modest 1.8% in anticipation of the announcement, which was made after the markets closed.
