I did that at an interview once at a Ford dealer. There had been reports in the paper that the group was about to be bought out... so I asked if it was likely to affect the job I was applying for.

The interviewer went ape-shit!!!! He lept out of his chair and went into a five minute rant about press speculation and the damage it can do to a company's stability etc etc etc.

Funnily enough I didnt get the job, the company was taken over and that dealership didnt last much longer!