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fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks agoStock buybacks become housing policy's latest pressure point
Public homebuilders face constrained margins and rising incentives, leading to buybacks being criticized despite fragile economics and potential leverage from government-backed mortgage liquidity.
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fromFortune
2 weeks agoDefense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump's executive order | Fortune
The president ordered large defense contractors to halt stock buybacks and dividends and cap executive pay until delivering superior products on time and on budget.
fromBreaking Defense
3 weeks agoReed: Congress 'would have to' codify Trump's defense industry stock buyback mandates - Breaking Defense
"Frankly, if Congress doesn't codify it, they'll go into court. My sense [is] it's really difficult to justify tax changes because the president wanted to change them,"
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fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoTrump threatens Raytheon's business with the US government
President Donald Trump accused Raytheon of being unresponsive to Pentagon needs and prioritizing shareholder payouts, and pushed limits on buybacks, dividends, and executive pay across the defense industry.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months agoSnap Just Announced a $500 Million Stock Buyback
Shares of Snap (NYSE: SNAP) are up just over 15%, or $1.13 a share. All after the company reported strong revenue that was above expectations, it said it would buy back $500 million worth of stock, and noted that Perplexity AI will pay it $400 million to integrate its AI search features into Snap. Revenue of $1.51 billion was above estimates of $1.49 billion. Global daily active users jumped to 477 million, as compared to estimates of 476 million.
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fromFast Company
3 months agoThe biggest U.S. companies on the S&P 500 spent more than $1 trillion on stock buybacks and dividends in 2024
Major U.S. corporations prioritized over $1.6 trillion in 2024 for buybacks and dividends, outpacing taxes and diverting funds from wages and sustainable investments.
fromTruthout
5 months agoAs CEO Compensation Soars, Everyone Else Gets Left Behind
Starbucks is the worst offender, but jaw-dropping gaps are the norm among America's leading low-wage corporations. CEOs of the 100 S&P 500 firms with the lowest median wages - a group I call the "Low-Wage 100" - have enjoyed skyrocketing pay over the past six years. As a group, these CEOs now earn 632 times more than their median employees, I found in a new report for the Institute for Policy Studies.
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