stock buybacks

This piece was originally published on November 30th, 2023. Overview For many years, I’ve seen prominent investors criticize stock buybacks. In the worst examples, they’ve said buybacks provide only a one-time lift to earnings with no long-term benefit. Recently, investor Harris...

Warren Buffett defended stock buybacks in Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter, pushing back on those railing against the practice he believes benefits all shareholders. “When you are told that all repurchases are harmful to shareholders or to the country, or...

A new section of the Inflation Reduction Act includes a 1% tax on share buybacks from companies. Here’s what entrepreneur, investor and NBA team owner Mark Cuban had to say of the news. What Happened: Cuban called in to CNBC Thursday morning to share his thoughts on a tax on share...

What happens when investor demand companies dish out more cash to pay dividends and buy back their own stock? According to Bloomberg, the answer is quite simple: "The corporate cushion is shrinking." Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the once "towering" pile of cash held by corporate America has...

On Friday, U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is set to speak in New York about her plans to reform share markets. Clinton has been vocal about her desire to end "quarterly capitalism", or companies' focus on short-term gains rather than long-term profits, and her speech is expected to...