Op-ed on should companies be allowed to buy back their own shares?

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During the pandemic, there has been severe hostility to firms buying back their own shares, a practice only made legal in the UK in 1981. Opposition to stock repurchases is associated with allegations of ‘short-termism’, but there is little evidence to support such claims.

Period21 Apr 2021

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  • TitleShould companies be allowed to buy back their own shares?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEconomics Observatory
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/04/2021
    DescriptionDuring the pandemic, there has been severe hostility to firms buying back their own shares, a practice only made legal in the UK in 1981. Opposition to stock repurchases is associated with allegations of ‘short-termism’, but there is little evidence to support such claims.
    URLhttps://www.economicsobservatory.com/should-companies-be-allowed-to-buy-back-their-own-shares
    PersonsSweta Pramanick, Philip Fliers
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