February 13, 2023

Yahoo Finance: Stock Buybacks Have Surged in the Weeks Since Washington Began Taxing Them

A new excise tax on stock buybacks went into effect Jan. 1 and has been followed by what seems to be an unexpected development: corporate share repurchase announcements have exploded.

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