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Re:End Stock Buybacks, Save the Economy? by JKCalhoun on Thursday August 23, 2018 @07:13PM (#17831366)
> I wish more big stocks (looking at you, tech giants) paid regular dividends instead of buybacks.

Apple does both. Not sure where that puts it....

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Re:End Stock Buybacks, Save the Economy? by mmanfrin on Thursday August 23, 2018 @07:16PM (#17831383)
That's because they have so much cash that they have no idea what to do with it otherwise.

They are also doing buybacks.

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Re:End Stock Buybacks, Save the Economy? by seanmcdirmid on Thursday August 23, 2018 @07:24PM (#17831424)
Microsoft does both also.
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