"Returning profits to shareholders through buybacks and dividends accounted for 95 percent of all earnings in 2014" https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/13/sec-admits-monitoring-stock-buybacks-prevent-market-manipulation/ …
@AlBaker_Dev I think that's too simple an explanation. Stock buybacks are a complex move with many causes and effects. I'm overall in favor.
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@vgr agree seems positive, I haven't looked into it enough to see if it's a sharp enough tool for the morally hazardous value extraction -
@vgr ie used to be an M&A tool, all shareholders benefited, but used as an option for earnings/cash on hand/etc feels very delicate
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