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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Stock Buybacks Aren’t Bad. They’re a Symptom of a Larger Problem

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-06/stock-buybacks-aren-t-bad-they-re-a-symptom-of-a-larger-problem?srnd=premium

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