Yes, Reg FD -- professional IR services cater to this market. In case you're interested in the timeline from the Bloomberg Terminal point of view: http://imgur.com/wwzUp
tl;dr PR newswire (BUS) comes first @ 8:54, it hit Bloomberg News wire four seconds after release. Amazon blog wasn't until 9:17, followed by others such as TechCrunch @ 10:11.
tl;dr PR newswire (BUS) comes first @ 8:54, it hit Bloomberg News wire four seconds after release. Amazon blog wasn't until 9:17, followed by others such as TechCrunch @ 10:11.