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Re:Stock buybacks are dangerous for the economy by appleiigs on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @10:27PM (#22612997)
> But now my earnings/share goes up as if by magic, and my options are worth more than in the dividend case.

That's not correct. The EPS increase is offset by reduction in company value due to less cash. https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/stock-buybacks-ar...

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Re:Stock buybacks are dangerous for the economy by Ntrails on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:58AM (#22617343)
EPS does go up by magic, since it is earnings (not value) divided by shares (which have halved in number).

The options bit is a slight fiddle, although empirical evidence supports it.

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