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Re:Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to... by kevindkeogh on Saturday August 10, 2019 @06:12PM (#20664772)
This is subject to corporate charter/bylaws and, usually, the 20% rule.
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Re:Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to... by harryh on Saturday August 10, 2019 @06:14PM (#20664789)
Yes, there are some limits on companies ability to do this but they're generally not especially relevant for the types of things companies use their own stock for (stock based compensation, acquisitions)
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