Yell all you want about stock buybacks being bad for America. They"re not helping stock returns

Bank of America this week announced a new $25 billion share buyback program, but it is probably only the start......»»

BofA's contrarian Sell Side Indicator is under a point away from indicating overextended optimism on Wall Street and forecasts tepid returns ahead. Traders work on the floo.....»»

An "explosive cyclical reopening of the global economy" will raise inflation, and investors should prepare for lower stock returns as a result, BofA said. John Moore/Getty Imag.....»»

Warren Buffett in his annual letter to shareholders offered words of encouragement to a battered country while also signaling that more stock buybacks are to come. read more.....»»

Warren Buffett.....»»

Investors might have to "kiss double-digit S&P 500 returns goodbye" if the extreme optimism continues, BofA said. A trader blows bubble gum during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 1, 2019, in New York City. JOHAN.....»»

Days when President Donald Trump tweets a lot are associated with negative stock market returns, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Tuesday......»»

Days when President Donald Trump tweets a lot are associated with negative stock market returns, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Tuesday......»»

Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund should shift billions in investments from European stock markets and instead invest more in the United States and other North American markets to seek higher returns, the fund's manager recommended on Tuesday......»»

Asian shares steadied slightly on Wednesday as investors caught their breath from a searing week-long selloff, with steps taken by Chinese authorities to contain a sliding yuan helping calm fears of a full-blown Sino-U.S. trade and currency war......»»

Bank of America Corp. announced Wednesday a plan to return $37 billion to shareholders over the next 12 months, through share.....»»

Bank of America Corp. said it repurchased $6.3 billion worth of its shares during the first quarter, as the shares surged, compared with $5.2 billion in buybacks in the fourth quarter. The bank didn't provide details at what prices it bought its shares.....»»

Corporate America is flush with so much cash from President Trump's tax cuts that companies are rewarding shareholders with massive stock buybacks......»»

Even though the stock market trades at near record highs, joblessness suppressed at decade lows, and corporate buybacks/profits booming via Trump’s tax reform, poverty is exploding all over America. One of the primary objectives of the Fed.....»»

Corporate America, flush with cash from President Trump's tax cuts, is buying back stock at a record pace......»»

The captains of Corporate America are steering a record amount of cash into stock buybacks......»»

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it handed its shareholders $20 billion through share buybacks in the June quarter, bringing its tally this year to a record $43 billion and helping push its stock price to an all-time high......»»

Strong buybacks and earnings needed for long-term U.S. stock returns just to stay average, writes Mark Hulbert......»»

Five regions and countries, including the eurozone, the U.K. and Japan, trail U.S. stock returns this year......»»

For the first time in a decade, Corporate America is steering more money into stock buybacks than investing in the future......»»