Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals
by dvainsencher on Sunday June 06, 2021 @01:09AM
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FTFY: "they're _almost_ the same thing."
Dividends lower stock price by moving cash from company to owner, buybacks increase stock prices[1] by de-diluting, so only one of those is evidence of the CEO (whose compensation is often tied to stock price) acting on his own interests. Also taxation is different.
Dividends lower stock price by moving cash from company to owner, buybacks increase stock prices[1] by de-diluting, so only one of those is evidence of the CEO (whose compensation is often tied to stock price) acting on his own interests. Also taxation is different.
[1] https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/073015/...