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Re: Important US technology companies sold to foreigners

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From: jmfbahciv
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:40
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Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>> Shareholders have been experiencing reductions in dividends since the
>> banking system imploded so they should get some.
>>
>> I suspect a lot of CEO's are leery so are waiting to see if Congress takes
>> it all back which they can with one pen-stroke.
>>
>> What I don't know is whether the cash brought in from overseas is subject
>> to an income tax; I think it is so Congress will be getting windfall
>> to waste.
>
> however there is enormous shift to returning value to shareholders with
> stock buybacks which increases the value of stock held by shareholders
> ... however it shifts more to speculators that buy just before the
> buybacks and unload after the buybacks ... must less focus on real
> (long term) "investment".

I hadn't heard of buybacks.  Are Apple and Walmart doing that?

/BAH
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Subject: Re: Important US technology companies sold to foreigners
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