Tag: Stock Buybacks
Low-wage S&P 500 companies spent $718 billion on stock buybacks since...
The same 100 corporations pay their median workers 614 times less than their CEOs and lobbied for cuts to the food and health aid those workers rely on
Big Oil cashes in on Iran war as drivers face soaring...
While Americans confront the highest fuel prices in years after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran disrupted global oil markets, fossil fuel giants are reporting surging profits, expanding stock buybacks, and prioritizing shareholder payouts over increased production.
Trump tax cuts helped health giants dodge billions while patients faced...
New report finds seven major healthcare corporations avoided over $34 billion in taxes since 2017 while boosting buybacks, dividends, and executive pay as claim denials and patient safety issues escalated.
Expert reveals trillions spent on stock buybacks post-Trump tax cuts
It resulted in significant corporate stock buybacks rather than investments in workers or innovation.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses
While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.