TRIGGER$ October 2017

09-15-17-COVER - Who Owns the US Corporations

IN AN ERA OF FINANCIALIZATION, WHO REALLY OWNS THE US CORPORATION?

Over the last 10 years, S&P 500 corporations have returned more money to shareholders via share buybacks and dividends than they have earned. THE DEBT-for-EQUITY TAKEOVER Why Do Corporations Buyback their Shares? Since the advent of Quantitative Easing we have witnessed unprecedented levels of stock buybacks by US Corporations. Buyback  volumes have surpassed $1 Trillion in five […]

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