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Who benefits from buybacks?

Shareholders should think twice about selling when a company is buying.

Tim Hunter
 Fri, 22 Feb 2019

Irony, as defined by a finance nerd: when a company complains about a lowball share offer, then announces an on-market share buyback.

The lowball offer is widely seen as the practice of unscrupulous Arthur Daley types – geezers in camel hair coats out to make a quick buck from unsuspecting mum

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Tim Hunter
 Fri, 22 Feb 2019
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